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ARTIFACT: RARE 1930's - early 1940's Chinese Air Force Flight Helmet & unusual Willson Goggles. I have never seen anything like the helmet, the CAF wing patch on front, or the Willson Goggles. The leather patch shows a CAF pilot wing which appears to...

ARTIFACT: Simple but poignant door sign from Flying Tigers Headquarters in Kunming. Hand painted on cedar, the primitive nature of this sign shows the level of materials the AVG had to work with in those early days of WWII in war-torn China. The sign is...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1944 A-2 flight jacket for test pilot and former AVG pilot Harry R. Bolster (wing man). Bolster became a test pilot while in the United States and died in a crash in November of 194As test pilots were allowed to wear pretty...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II CNAC (Chinese National Aviation Corporation) pilot collar insignia. The insignia was made in China in brass. CNAC was an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and the Chinese government. CNAC ran many missions...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s one year member pin for the National Hot Road Association. Around since 1951, NHRA was established to oversee drag racing. The pin is shaped like a slice of pie, shows a car at center and reads DEDICATED TO SAFETY...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Blue Point CF-12 valve lifter tool. The tool is for use on valve-in-block engines, including the Willys Jeep used by the United States Army and the Ford GPW model. These two vehicles were manufactured only between...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s K-D Manufacturing Company K-D 930 valve compression tool. The tool is for use on Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 13-1/4" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool old circa 1950s or 1960s State of Maine Inspection Station sign. The two lines at the bottom read "Authorized by Maine State Police". The sign is in a mustard yellow screen-printed plastic with rounded edges and two holes for...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early Massachusetts professional chauffeur license badge numbered A169The badge is round with a finely notched border and lettering painted in black. VINTAGE: Circa 1904. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous, early Professional Chauffeurs Club of America badge (Badge #52). Chauffeurs were a vital part of the early automotive years as not everyone had the knowledge or wherewithal to operate early automobiles. VINTAGE: Circa 1915...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1921 registered chauffeur badge from the state of Michigan. The badge is numbered 12966 and has an expiration date of December 31, 192It shows the state seal with its great eagle, elk and moose mascots. VINTAGE: Circa 1921...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early Massachusetts professional chauffeur license badge numbered #A3658. VINTAGE: Circa 1904. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical...