Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Rare and historical circa 1940 United States Navy Pilot wing originally worn by Dr. Ralph W. E. Cox, founder of US Overseas Airways. The wing is inscribed on the back of the anchor stock: "COX" and is a great pre-war example of a Hilborn &...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful mid-late 1950's US Overseas Airlines (USOA) Captain wing in sterling by Balfour. The airline was founded by dentist, Dr. Ralph Cox who earned his pilot's license flying for the NAVY in WWII. Originally known as Ocean Air...

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 great enameled graduation lapel wing for the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute of Aeronautics. Established in 1929, the California school provided air crew mechanic training during World War II. The wing is by Entenmann and reads...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWII Eastern Aircraft War Worker lapel pin. Eastern Aircraft was a division of General Motors that built the FM-2 Wildcat for the United States Navy in WWII. The pin is a winged five-point star bearing a red center encircled by a ring...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1950's Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Pilot hat badge in gilt and enameled brass. The two-piece construction, riveted convex center depicts three enameled shields and is encircled by a gilt brass embellished wreath flanked by...

ARTIFACT: Great Space-Race era 1970's McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company (now Aerospace) of Huntington Beach, California photo identification badge or entry pass named to: "J M GRAHAM 07637" and reads: "RETIRED 1974". The...

ARTIFACT: Cool vintage 1957 Cold War era Douglas Aircraft Company, Incorporated employee photo identification badge issued "10-7-57" and named to: "J.M. GRAHAM JR." and numbered: "481665". The reverse shows Mr. Graham's...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWII Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co. factory worker patch. Martin Aircraft manufactured both the B-26 and B-29 models of aircraft. This example is used, slightly worn, and was removed from a uniform - the center shows a white five-point...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, but tiny unidentified "H" (Hughes?) aviation company lapel pin 1930's? The pin shows an enameled letter: "H" flanked by nicely detailed wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's SIZE: Approximately 7/16" x...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1990's Atlantic Southeast Airlines 5-year service pin in 10K gold. The center of the pin shows the letters: "ASA" in red enamel detail against stylized wings with a deep pink gemstone bezel set below. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1970's Alaska Airlines lapel wings in sterling silver by Balfour. The center features an enameled emblem in red and blue detail that shows an aircraft and five-point star and the outer ring reads: "ALASKA AIRLINES"...