Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a California Flyers Inc. School of Aviation (and later, Aeronautics). The patch is fully embroidered in yellow and green and features a very Art Deco wing at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 4-7/8" in width by...

ARTIFACT: This is a great aviator or aviatrix cigarette box with insignia from the 1930s. The top of the box shows a painted propeller with P246 52 engraved on it (possibly a pilot number). Covering the rest of the lid are attached insignia, including...

ARTIFACT: This is a period facsimile of a scroll from Charles Lindbergh's nationwide Guggenheim Tour to promote interest in aviation shortly after his solo non-stop trans-atlantic flight. The tour, funded by Harry Guggenheim, lasted just over three...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1943 Japanese War Worker 'Yearbook' from Japanese International Aviation Industry factory school for aviation trades. The front of the book shows an aircraft and below Japanese kanji. The 74 pages show photographs of workers, many images...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II junior pilot wing by Midgetoy. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in height and 1-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted white metal, brass pin. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II aircraft factory worker shop-made brass pin in the shape of a P-51 fighter aircraft. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 2" height and 1-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass. ATTACHMENT: Straight pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique fighter aircraft pin fashioned from a collar disk. The vertical form of the flying plane is superimposed upon the flat, round disk, VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-3/16" x 1-1/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Oklahoma City Air Depot Guard patch. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 5-3/4" in width by 2-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton/poly/silk embroidery thread on twill. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Academy of Model Aeronautics lapel pin by Balfour Company. The AMA is an associate member of the National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) and is the official body for model...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United States Liberty Motor League member pin. The pin shows the silhouette of a plane and reads UNITED STATES LIBERTY MOTOR LEAGUE MEMBER. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 7/8" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1931 Beverly, Massachusetts Legion air meet celluloid pin. The pin reads BEVERLY LEGION July 3-4-5 1931 AIR MEET and shows an airplane with two stars on its wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1931. SIZE: 1" diameter CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 Dayton, Ohio aviation celluloid pin. The pin reads FLY TO DAYTON and shows an airplane over the city's skyline. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: 1-3/4" diameter CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid with tin backing and...