Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II “man-in-service” lapel pin from Douglas Aircraft Company, which manufactured aircraft in California from 1921 until 1967, when it became McDonnell Douglas. The single star bar on the pin is topped by Douglas' "Around the...

ARTIFACT: This is a small circa World War II Rohr Aircraft Corporation Fire Brigade badge, possibly for a hat. Rohr Aircraft was begun in 1940 by Fred Rohr, the man who produced the fuel tanks for the famous "Spirit of St. Louis". The badge is...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early World War II shoulder patch for the United Aircraft Institute (UAI) of Dallas, Texas. The primary purpose of the Institution was to train aircraft workers for the aviation industry. The patch is in blue cotton twill and...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1930's - WWII Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines lapel pin made by the Whitehead & Hoag Company, New Jersey. The lapel pin depicts an an eagle at center against a light blue background and surrounding, a navy blue outer ring...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II worker identification badge for the Japanese Aircraft Company, which had a plant located in Tomioka. The badge is numbered on the front, and shows a plane from a head-on view with blue and red painted details...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II Disney-designed "Beechcraft Bee" badge for Beechcraft Aviation Company. Although no year number is present, these pins are most likely wartime long-service awards, as they exist in both silver (which would be...

ARTIFACT: WWII Japanese Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. ID or tool tag in wartime celluloid. The oval tag shows the number: “635” in the center surrounded by four symbols – the Mitsubishi company symbol, a red letter ‘A’, and Japanese kanji. There are two...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce, WWII period 14 karat gold five years of service pin for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. The pin reads 5 YEARS PRATT & WHITNEY USA DEPENDABLE ENGINES and shows an eagle at center and a winged hourglass at bottom beneath a...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II sterling Pratt & Whitney pin for three months of attendance. The enameled pin is a wing with an eagle at center and was made by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 9/16” in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era lapel pin for Fletcher Aviation Company, a California company founded in 1941 by the three Flethcher brothers. The pin is enameled, and is in the shape of a oncoming plane. The words encircling the globe at center...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Curtiss-Wright “Production Soldier" 100% pin in sterling silver. Curtiss-Wright began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio merged. The pin is...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early World War II Douglas Aircraft War Production Drive Committee (WPDC) lapel wing pin. Douglas Aircraft Company was a California-based outfit that began in 1921 and merged with McConnell to become McConnell-Douglas in 1967...