Unknown/Unidentified Insignia & Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing reading GF upon a crest at its center. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height and 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Copper-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with C catch...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified sterling silver wing reading TIFA on a white cloud at its center and PILOT beneath. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in height and 2-1/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver with...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing reading AU against a field of black at its center. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1/4" in height and 1-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass with enamel. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified sterling silver square pin showing two interlocking squares in flight against a black background. The pin is by N.A. Meyers Inc. and may have been for an aviation company. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified pin with a capital letter B on either side of an alert owl with outstretched wings. The pin is made of 800 silver, and has potential to be a German or French World War I aviation pin. VINTAGE: Circa unknown...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified embroidered wool half wing for an airline. The letters ABL are interlocked at the center of a laurel wreath with one wing topped by a lion's head. There is a lightning bolt passing through the whole design...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified old gilt brass badge. The main part of the badge is an X, and the letters F and M are in the top and bottom apertures respectively, and the numbers 1 and 3 flank the X. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified pendant showing the bust of a Spartan soldier in relief with some Greek writing beneath. The reverse of the pendant reads SPARTAN CLUB in Olde English script. The pendant is flat with a rough hourglass outline and has a...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa 1840s bronze United States medallion showing an eagle above a striped crest that reads HAIL COLUMBIA. This wafer-thin piece was excavated at some point, as is reflected by its fragile condition. It is unknown...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified flight helmet. The helmet is leather with a velvet lining, and has ear protectors and a chin strap as well as a strap over the visor and one over top of the helmet. There are metal eyelets in a circle at the top of the...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified half wing in sterling silver by Balfour. The wing bears the crest for the University of Pennsylvania along with the school's motto: LEGES SINE MORIBUS VANAE (laws without morals are in vain). VINTAGE: Circa unknown...