Rare 1920s Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corp. Employee Badge

This is a circa 1920s employee badge by Whitehead & Hoag for Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation of Farmingdale, New York. Sherman Fairchild, the corporation's founder, was rejected by the Army for World War I service because of his poor health. Undaunted, he instead began building planes that would accommodate his technologically-advanced aerial cameras, which were accepted and purchased by the Army. The airplane manufacturing branch of Fairchild's venture had a Canadian subsidiary, Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. The badge is numbered 112 on the front.

Circa 1920s.

Approximately 1-1/8" in height and 1-9/16" in width.

Plated brass with enamel.

Horizontal pin with drop-in locking swivel catch.

THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N.J.

This is from an aviation company collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX12 LCGEX2/12 SCJG/EJX3/12

7+ (Very Fine+): The badge has some very light abrasions and wear to the enamel.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.