Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a TWA Transcontinental lapel pin by Balfour. TWA began in 1930 when Transcontinental Air Transport merged with Western Air Express. The pin is a golden wing with a red enameled center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 1/4" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a gold-filled Western Air Lines watch with the initials D.S.M. engraved on its reverse. The square glass face has black painted numbers representing military time overlaying the numbers 1-12 and WESTERN AIR LINES painted in red. There...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered Western Air Lines Swiss watch. The glass face has black painted numbers representing military time overlaying the numbers 1-12 and WESTERN AIR LINES painted in red. There is a second hand as well. VINTAGE: Circa unknown...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1970s Trans World Airlines lapel pin in the shape of a Boeing 747 aircraft. VINTAGE: Circa late 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in height and 2-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s Trans World Airlines lapel pin in the shape of a Boeing 727-200 aircraft. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in height and 2-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a TWA wing originally belonging to Captain Dominick DiGeronimo with his uniform. Please note that item number airtw40000 was also owned by Captain DiGeronimo (command pilot wing).PLEASE NOTE: Images of the uniform to be added soon;...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s TWA Ambassador luggage tag. The tag belonged to G.A. Parker of Mission, Kansas. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8" in length and 3-9/16" in width; chain is 7-3/4" length in total. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s airplane pin for Trans World Airlines. The pin would have been sold in the airport gift shop as jewelry and has a semi-precious stone chip at the end of each wing, one in red and one in green. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver TWA Stratoliner Club member medal by Balfour. Boeing only made ten Stratoliners, the first fully pressurized airliners, and the first of five total was flown by TWA in July 1940. Both sides of the medal show the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s belt buckle for TWA by Hickok. The buckle shows the TWA logo engraved on the front and reads THE TRANSCONTINENTAL AIRLINE in a script style. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 1-7/16" height and 1-1/16" width and 3/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Capital Airlines pilot shirt wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: About 2-7/8" in width by 3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Double screw posts. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1950s Capital Airlines cap badge, which originally belonged to Kermit R. Steinbeck. Steinbeck stayed on for a few decades with United Airlines after its 1961 merger with Capital (please see our United Airlines section for more...