Mid 20th Century

ARTIFACT: 1966 USS Hanson DD-832 United States Ship Zippo. The lighter is factory engraved showing a blue ribbon with a white number: "1" in the center above an image of the vessel coasting through the water, showing a white number: "832" and beneath it...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa mid-late 1950's US Overseas Airways (USOA) pilot wing in sterling silver by Balfour. 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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960 iron-on Flight Jacket Decal for the United States Air Force. The decal shows the winged star insignia in silver and reads U. S. AIR FORCE below. This would be applied to Flight Jackets and Flight Suits in the later 1950's...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful early 1950's US Overseas Airlines (USOA) pilot wing in unmarked, plated brass and early two-piece construction. The airline was founded by dentist, Dr. Ralph Cox who earned his pilot's license flying for the NAVY in WWII...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful mid-1950's US Navy USS Bluegill (SSK-242) Submarine jacket patch. This patch was Japanese made and it depicts a rather angry submarine throwing a torpedo off of the patch towards an unseen enemy, while holding a second...