Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950's gold-filled lapel wing for two years of service with Ozark Airlines, which operated from 1950 through 198The pin is petite wing with a star bearing the number 2 at its center. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950's...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver lapel pin for California Eastern Airways Inc., a company that acted as behind-the-scenes aviation and logistics support for the Department of Defense. In 1962 the company became Dynalectron, performing extensively in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940's uniform patch for Northwest Airlines. Northwest had begun in 1926 as Northwest Airways but changed its name in 1933 to be allowed to carry air mail on a government-generated technicality. The patch is in a red, white and blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s sterling silver lapel pin in the shape of a Constellation aircraft. The "Connie", as the Lockheed product was nicknamed, was produced from 1943 through 195Largely billed as a civilian aircraft, the Constellation also...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s lapel pin for Allstate Airways. The pin is a wing with a blue enamel center bearing an H. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: 3/8" height and 1-3/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass and enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s lapel pin in sterling silver for Pacific Northern Airlines. The pin shows a blue flag with a constellation on it flying above a rather Art Deco-ish silver wing. The airlines was started as Woodley Airways in 1933, but used...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's US Airways lapel pin, which is a wing with a round black painted area at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: 5/16" in height x 1-5/16" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with painted area...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1928-1929 service or lapel pin for Universal Air Lines System, a company that flew between many major Midwestern cities in the late 1920s. The pin in sterling silver and has a great Art Deco logo of an armless...

ARTIFACT: This is a small 1930s Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1979 bronze table medal for US Air commemorating the founding of the company. The reverse of the medal traces the lineage of US Air: US Air was the direct reincarnation of Allegheny Airlines, which had previously absorbed both...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1960's belt buckle for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The center displays a 3rd issue wing logo design, a wheel...