PLEASE NOTE: We are BOTH IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 06/09,
BUT this is somewhat Temporary,
So we will be keeping the Yellow Notification up through EARLY JULY!!
As we will be doing 4 shows over the next 3 weekends, and I will be on then road with most of our Military Artifacts from 6/18 to as late as 7/04 so there could be delays in shipping!!
Update 06/09/25: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
We Hope to FINALLY Have this Issue CORRECTED by July or August!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders within ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!
And, as always, if you would like to fund your $100.00+ order through a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a Gorgeous World War I United States Air Service Military Aeronaut aka Balloon Pilot Wing Pinback in Heavy Bullion.
What we have here is another beautiful wing from the Putnam Green Collection. This one did NOT come from the Duncan Campbell Collection Auction in San Francisco, and I don't have any other history on it, Biographical or otherwise.
But, what a beautiful wing! The heavy bullion is piled high on this one, creating a bass relief / 2-dimensional effect...when one flips the wing over, one almost expects to see the other half of the balloon protruding from the back side! the wing has light wear: some of the extremely delicate tinsel has let go from the shroud lines on the balloon, but instead of detracting, it almost makes them look like actual rope shroud lines! All the points of the woven black (now a dark hue of purple after the passing of a century plus) backing material have some form of wear or break through, but this is to be expected, and it is very subtle and does not detract.
We don't know who the maker of this gorgeous wing was, but they were rather prolific at making Jr. Military Aviator wings in the same fashion, with the same heavy, thick, wings.
A beautiful addition to any WWI Aviation Collection, whether yo are trying to collector every variation of wings, or just want one GREAT example of a Balloon Pilot wing!
VINTAGE:
World War I.
SIZE:
Approximately 3-5/8" in length x 1-1/16" in height.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Heavy Bullion on woven wool, stretched asnd sewn over a brass backing plate with nickel findings.
ATTACHMENT:
Heavy horizontal pin with "Safety Pin" style closure / catch.
MARKINGS:
N/A.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a WWI US Air Service Wing collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. PEJJM22 LEIIEX11/26/23 SEEJJX12/23
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
