Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous, huge Flying Tiger Line flight suit back patch from the early 1950s. Flying Tiger Line began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and later became military charter outfit until 198The patch is edged and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940's uniform patch for Northwest Airlines. Northwest had begun in 1926 as Northwest Airways but changed its name in 1933 to be allowed to carry air mail on a government-generated technicality. The patch is in a red, white and blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s lapel pin in sterling silver for Pacific Northern Airlines. The pin shows a blue flag with a constellation on it flying above a rather Art Deco-ish silver wing. The airlines was started as Woodley Airways in 1933, but used...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's US Airways lapel pin, which is a wing with a round black painted area at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: 5/16" in height x 1-5/16" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with painted area...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1979 bronze table medal for US Air commemorating the founding of the company. The reverse of the medal traces the lineage of US Air: US Air was the direct reincarnation of Allegheny Airlines, which had previously absorbed both...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa early 1950s airline uniform tie clip for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The clip has the "shark mouth"...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1950s CAT (Civil Air Transport) lighter presented by Pilot Merrill Hulse. CAT was a Chinese airline established in 1946 by famed General and leader of the American Volunteer Group, Clare Chennault, along with Whiting...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful late 1950's United States Overseas Airlines (USOA) promotional vinyl flight bag. The airline was founded by a dentist, Dr. Ralph Cox who earned his pilot's license flying for the NAVY in WWII. Originally known as Ocean Air...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early 1950's tie bar for Pacific Southwest Airlines, which operated out of California from 1949 until 198The pin is gold-filled, and was given to an employee with five years of service with the company. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a very cool late 1930s timetable holder for Inland Air Lines. Formerly Wyoming Air, the line's name changed to Inland Air Lines in July 1938 when their flights started encompassing other routes beside simply those between Wyoming and...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful, rare 1947-48 Ceylon Airways / Air Ceylon 1st Issue Pilot Wing with an enameled yellow and red hexagon at center bearing the letters "AC".Air Ceylon was the former flag carrier airline of Ceylon, which started operations in...