Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Curtiss-Wright “Production Soldier” lapel stud. Curtiss-Wright began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio merged. The stud is a petite wing in...

SUBJECT: This is a rare, early World War II Pratt & Whitney / United Aircraft Auxiliary Defense Corps badge and manual. The badge is numbered 1477 and the manual is eleven pages. VINTAGE: Circa early World War II. SIZE: Badge:...

ARTIFACT: This is a large Pratt & Whitney patch for the back of a factory flight suit or jacket. Pratt & Whitney was founded in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. Before becoming an aviation company. one of their earliest products was guns for use during...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II parts box from Thompson Aircraft Products of Cleveland, Ohio. Thompson Products lent a modest hand to the development of early aviation through development of sodium-cooled cylinders, which enabled the Spirit of St...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era pin in 10 karat gold for Republic Aviation of Farmingdale, New York. Seversky Aircraft Company, founded by a Russian émigré and World War I veteran, became Republic Aviation Corporation in 1939 after eight years of...

SUBJECT: This is a two years of service lapel pin from Aeronca, a Midwestern aviation company started in 1928. Typically during war time recognition pins were given out even to employees with low numbers of years with a company. This was done to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1930s donation pin for the Australian Air League (AAL). The AAL was started in 1934 by war veteran George Robey when he discovered there was no Australian organization for youths interested in aviation. The pin shows a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1935 donation pin for the Australian Air League (AAL). The AAL was started in 1934 by war veteran George Robey when he discovered there was no Australian organization for youths interested in aviation. The pin shows a bi-plane...