Identified Items

ARTIFACT: This is a vintage shoulder patch for American Youth Hostels (AYH), a group started in 1934 in Northfield, Massachusetts. The group was modeled after the German concept from decades earlier of giving young people a pastoral outlet to escape the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s numbered member lapel pin for the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo Inc. Formed in 1892 by some light-hearted businessmen involved in the forestry products industry, the group gave its CEO a title borrowed from...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of 1880s-1890s Knights Templar Captain General (Masonic) shoulder boards. Styled upon the ancient group of warrior-gentlemen who protected Christian travelers to the holy Land, the Knights Templar is a modern-day fraternal...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950's bullion trainman hat badge for the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ, or Balgarski Darzhavni Zheleznitsi), in operation since 188The central device of the badge is the side view of a railroad car wheel. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950's hat badge for the Spanish Grupe de Tiradores de Ifni. Sidi Ifni, a city in West Africa, became a Spanish colony in 1860. Upon independence from France in 1956, Morocco was eager to reclaim the city. In April 1957, violent...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 Spanish Military Academy of the Air Force breast badge. It has a beautifully enameled crest with a small wing mounted upon it. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/16" in height and 1-5/8" in width (5.9...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s communist Czechoslovakian civil pilot wing. The wing shows the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia, the Bohemian Lion. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and 3-13/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early 1950s Naval Patrol Boat Squadrons badge for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), established in 194The badge shows two sharks flanking a ship. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" height and 1" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare wing for the Jordanian Pilot of the King's Flight, Royal Pilot of the King of Jordan, worn by only a handful of pilots qualified as Royal Pilots. These pilots are not considered civilian, and are not really military,...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa late 1930s or World War II Bulgarian Royal Glider Pilot badge, 2nd Class. No more than fifty pilots had a badge such as this one. It is an enameled lone gull. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930s-WWII. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1930s or World War II era Bolivian Air Force flight engineer wing. The wing is silver-plated with very fine detailing on the wings. There is a rotor and a propeller at its center.The origin of the Bolivian Air Force dates...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1920's early 1930's French Army of the Air badge for "heiress" unit to WWI Caudron 512th Sq. 33rd RAO/RAM or 2nd Sq. Recon Group Bouy. In the early 1930s, Squadron 53 was the 2nd squadron of the Group Bouy (2eme Escadrille GR...