Unknown/Unidentified Insignia & Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified and unusual old garter type badge that reads DIEU VOUS GARDE (God keep you). "Dieu vous garde" is an old French greeting, and also was used as a "posy", or sweetheart engraving. There is an E at the bottom of the badge,...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified 1930s pin, most likely for a transportation association. The letters FTA are at the top of the pin in Deco script, and could stand for Freight Transport Association, or something similar. The pin is gold-filled and shows...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified gold-filled aviation lapel wing, possibly for a flight engineer or a civilian aircraft mechanic. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height and 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified brooch from the 1940s in the shape of a crossed tomahawk and war club. This piece of jewelry may have even been a war donation pin of some sort. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a large unidentified wing reading OCA at its center. The wing is somewhat Deco in style and is in mustard yellow and copper tones. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in height and 4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing with blue enameled lettering reading IAS across a shield. The letters could potentially stand for Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, which was founded in 193The tips of the wings bend slightly back, making...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing with a blue enameled shield reading GAA at its center, and may likely be for some aviation association. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height and 1-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing with a blue enameled star reading TSAA in gold lettering, and may likely be for some aviation association. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 7/16" in height and 15/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified hat badge from World War I in the shape of an owl with outstretched wings. The badge is possibly related to French aviation. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in height and 2-7/8" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified half wing bearing a torch that reads WING. The pin is in sterling silver. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height and 1-3/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing that reads MFS at its center, possibly the initials of a flying school. The wing is marked E-VZ on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 7/16" in height and 1-7/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified "Golden Eagle" wing with a very angular eagle resembling a boomerang at its center. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height and 2-1/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass and...