Circa 1930 Sterling Wichita (Kansas) Air Capitol Lapel Pin by Levitt

This is a circa 1930 "Wichita Air Capitol" lapel wing. Wichita was home base to many aircraft/aviation-related companies, including Raytheon, Boeing and Cessna, and earned the "Air Capitol" moniker in 192The usage of the word "capitol" was later correctly amended to "capital": it's not certain if it had been a mistake or if the word was consciously selected to mimic the significance of the U.S. Capitol to show that Wichita was "the" venue for a meeting of important aviation minds. In any case, the spelling of the word helps to date this as an early pin.

Circa 1930.

Approximately 5/16" in height and 1-1/8" in width.

Sterling silver.

Single screw post with disc backing.

LEVITT STERLING.

This is from a civil aviation collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. TVAL93 LFJX8/11

7 (Very Fine): The wing shows light to moderate wear and tarnish.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.