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ARTIFACT: This is an unknown Reconnaissance Bomb Squadron patch Japanese-made. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About XX in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silk/cotton/poly embroidery thread on wool. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto garment. MARKINGS: None...

ARTIFACT: This is a large, unidentified circa World War II or 1950s bullion wing on bright blue gabardine wool. The wing could be a Bulgarian Air Force branch of service wing, but failing that, it is likely either of European or of Eastern origin...

ARTIFACT: This is a very cool unidentified circa 1920s or 1930s European pilot wing: it could possibly be for an aero club. It is very Deco, and profusely enameled in bright blues, red and yellow. There is a lion rampant on the crest at its center and it...

ARTIFACT: This is rare avition company lapel pin for the Kinner Airplane & Motor Company of Glendale, California. The pin shows an eagle with his wings tilted over a green K and a 5 cylinder aircraft motor. Kinner Airplane & Motor Corp was an...

ARTIFACT: This is a USN US Navy / USMC US Marine Corps aircraft instrument by Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company from ca 195The instrument is labeled as an "Indicator - Fuel Quantity" on reverse and reads CAPACITY 1105 U.S. GAL. FUEL HUNDREDS on its...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWI or Earlier Austrian Kaiserjeager Officer Hat Badge. The badge is a brass post horn with a small eagle perched in its curve.  VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/8" in height and 1-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Rare circa 1900 Austrian Postal Badge. The badge is a double-headed eagle bearing the letters FJI (for Franz Joseph I) with a post horn hanging from the bottom. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/4" in height and 1-13/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified patch for the "Whiskey Tigers" SSB Club. In United States Navy lingo, SSB means Submersible Ship Ballistic, or ballistic missile-carrying submarines, so this is a possible link to the patch. The patch appears to be of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s pro-American lapel pin showing an eagle carrying the message to "BE AMERICAN ONLY". It was made by Philadelphia Badge Company. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and ½" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified badge, probably a hat badge, which looks to date from the late 1940s. It could possibly be for wear by a Bulgarian Air Force officer. The badge is in bullion and shows a lone bird flying above a white, green and red...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful green enameled silver pin reading FORTITER ET RECTE (strength and right) by John Frick of New York. The pin is the symbol of The Chapin School, described here, from the School's website:The WheelThe wheel on The Chapin...

ARTIFACT: This is a round lapel pin in enameled 10 karat gold by the Robbins Company that reads THE DURANT. It is from The Durant Hotel in Flint Michigan, from the first decade or so of the hotel's existence VINTAGE: Circa 1910's...