Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1980s pro-Eastern Airlines union support ribbon. It reads MY HAT IS STILL IN EASTERN'S RING, and shows the "hat-in-the-ring" logo made famous by World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s...

ARTIFACT: This is a lapel pin for the Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association (ALSSA), which formed in 1946 as part of the still active Air Line Pilots Association. ALSSA merged with the all female ALSA in 1949 and then changed its name to...

ARTIFACT: 1940's – 1950's Amelia Earhart luggage key, lock #208The top of the key features the numbers, 2086, beneath it reads: "AMELIA EARHART" and depicting the front view of a plane propeller and the reverse of the key features her initials...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified, unknown 1930's (?) aviation lapel pin with possible ties to the Masons. The lapel pin features three propeller blades with wings on either side and beneath a square, one of the prominent items (the other, a compass) in the emblem...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified sterling silver lapel pin, possibly for an aviation or flying school. The pin reads either EAS or AES in an Art Deco script and the center is a triangle or Delta symbol enameled in orange-red. VINTAGE: Circa unknown...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early 1960's pin for the "Civairettes", a Federal Aviation Administration women's aviation organization. The pin is a plane flying across a golden sunburst. VINTAGE: Circa early 1960's. SIZE: 9/16" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 lapel pin for the Flight Engineer International Association (FEIA), which was formed in 1948 upon receipt of an international charter from the A.F. of L. The war and all the technological advances that it brought had...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944 Flying Eight-Ball Club Wing & a Lifetime Honorary Membership Card of Dr. Don D. Holcomb. Take the time to read the card "" it is a very humorous organization! The card says they are the "Academy of Model...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Aircraft Workers Union Bendix good luck charm. The charm has an almost Celtic design, and shows a wreathed propeller set against a textured background. The front of the charm reads AWU BENDIX and the reverse reads TO OUR...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s - World War II instructor/student bracelet in sterling from the Aviation Institute of New York. The bracelet has an oval bearing a winged propeller reading AVIATION INST. N.Y. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s - World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a gold filled- 1930s to World War II Fairfax Aviation School lapel wing. The wing has a blue oval reading FAIRFAX AVIATION SCHOOL. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s - World War II. SIZE: 5/16" height and 1" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Clover Flying School graduate lapel pin. The pin is a wing with a four-leaf clover at center reading CFS. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 3/8" height and 15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...