UNITED STATES Based Airline Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s 1st Officer wing 3rd issue by Blackinton for Allegheny Airlines, which flew out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1979, when it changed its named to USAir. The wing shows a red and blue enameled boomerang-like wing at...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1960s agent hat badge for Trans International Airlines, which operated from 1968 to 197The badge is an oval with a cross-hatched wing behind a trio of letters: TIA.: TIA. The badge is gold-toned, and is in wonderful...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver Flying Tiger Line pilot wing 3rd issue, type I by Balfour from the early 1960s. Flying Tiger began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The logo...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s pilot hat badge by Balfour for Youngstown (Ohio) Freight Corporation. The badge reads THE WORLD"S LARGEST EXECUTIVE FLEET. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2" in height and 3" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1950s Northwest Airlines stewardess half wing. The wing shows a slightly off-center red, white and blue bull's-eye design with an arrowhead-shaped compass needle pointing northwest. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a Northwest Airlines stewardess half wing from the late 1950s. The wing shows a slightly off-center red, white and blue bull's-eye design with an arrowhead-shaped compass needle pointing northwest. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce Slick Airways captain wing in sterling silver. Slick Airways was founded in 1946 as freight transportation, acquired California Eastern in 1948 and was acquired by Airlift International in 1968. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a gold-filled first officer wing 1st issue by Balfour for Ozark Airlines, which operated from 1950 through 198This detailed wing shows an O over a smaller A with the partial silhouette of a flying aircraft at its center and a star at...

ARTIFACT: This is a gold-filled captain's wing first issue by Balfour for Ozark Airlines, which operated from 1950-198This detailed wing with a wreathed star at top has an O sitting upon a smaller A and shows the partial silhouette of a flying aircraft...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified airlines wing with a crest embroidered in gold thread at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in diameter and 3-3/16" in thickness. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool embroidered in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s pilot hat badge second issue, Type I for Transocean Air Lines (TALOA). TALOA operated from 1946 until 1960, and was the first aviation entity with multiple companies under its umbrella. The badge is in sterling...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950s Northwest Airlines pilot hat badge 2nd Issue. The badge is a medallion reading NWA at center flanked by a pair of wings. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and 3-7/16" in width...