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ARTIFACT: Great, salty circa 1946 Chinese – made United States Marine Corps 1st Division silver ring. In August of 1942, the 1st Division was deployed to the island of Guadalcanal, part of the Solomon Islands, stationed off the coast on the USS...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s Pioneer Parachute Company promotional parasail parachute pin. The pin shows a parachutist with parachute deployed. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's. SIZE: About 1" in height x 11/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a large tie bar shaped like a DC-4 airliner. The Douglas DC-4 served during World War II and beyond and was also the choice for some countries' civil airlines after the war. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel pin for the Airmens' Association of America. The pin is enameled in red and black and shows three very Deco letter As in the spaces between the blades of a propeller. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1930s Van Dam 'Round the World Club flier member celluloid badge. The 'Round the World Club was based at W-O-O-D radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The badge is by St. Louis Button Company Manufacturers and was given...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Sky Roads Flying Cadet Tin Lithograph pin. Skyroads was a cartoon penned by two World War I pilots that debuted in 1929, and the flying club grew out of the strip's popularity the next year. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel pin for the University of Michigan Flying Club (now known as the Michigan Flyers). In 1929 the group participated in the first-ever National Intercollegiate Flying Association. The small wing has a black enameled...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930s or 1940s sterling silver lapel pin for the Quiet Birdmen, a secret society for male aviators. The club was founded in 1921 in New York City by a handful of World War I veteran pilots. The pin is enameled in blue and reads...

ARTIFACT: This is a great late 1920s pin shaped like the Spirit of St. Louis, the airplane Charles Lindbergh piloted in his historic transatlantic flight in May 192The pin is studded with five large rhinestones. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s lapel wing for the California Flyers Inc. School of Aviation (and later, Aeronautics). It is a petite wing with a lime green enameled center bearing "CF" in a very Deco style. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved slim Zippo lighter made for the North American Van Lines Trucking Corporation. VINTAGE: 1971 SIZE: This is a slim Zippo lighter: 2-1/4" H x 1-3/16 W x 3/8 D. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated steel with...

ARTIFACT: 1974 Boston and Maine Railroad Advertising Zippo lighter with blue painted logo: "BM" VINTAGE: Circa 1974. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated brass, paint. ATTACHMENT: To be...