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ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1927 Lindbergh Reception/Banquet Menu from the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas, Texas in September of 192The front reads: "HONORING COLONEL CHARLES A. LINDBERGH" and the pages inside include the title page, short writing selection...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1930s lapel pin in the shape of a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The Douglas was produced from 1936 through 1942 and again in 1950. The pin is a view of the aircraft obliquely from its side. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930's. SIZE:...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1920s tin pin showing the "Spirit of St. Louis", the airplane Charles Lindbergh piloted in his historic transatlantic flight in May 192The pin is by David C. Cook Publishing of Elgin, Illinois. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920's...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early 1920s lapel pin for the Aero Service Corporation, a pioneering aerial photography company. Five years after the company opened in Philadelphia in 1919, World War I veteran pilot Virgil I. Kauffman got on board...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s "Spirit of St. Louis" pin. Charles Lindbergh flew the "Spirit of St. Louis" solo non-stop from New York to Paris in May 1927, becoming the first pilot to do so. The pin is shaped like the plane and...

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 circa 1930s member lapel pin for the Ninety-Nines, a women's aviation group founded in 192The club's birth happened at Curtiss Field on Long Island, New York, and it was officially named two years later for the ninety-nine charter...

ARTIFACT: Very early, circa 1900's - early 1910's large Wright Flyer souvenir badge. The silver plated brass badge depicts a Wright Flyer soaring over the tops of very two intricately detailed houses below. The Wright Flyer also shows tremendous detail...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning World War I era member badge for the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, or World Air Sports Federation) Aero Club Suisse. The FAI was founded in 1905 in France by several countries who recognized a need for a group...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful pre-World War I member lapel pin for the Chicago Flying Club of Illinois. The pin has a very deco look to it and is in gilt brass save for the center propeller. VINTAGE: Circa pre-World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16"...

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...