Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1912 Gordon Bennett Race subscription badge for the Chicago Air Meet. The Gordon Bennett is the oldest and most prestigious aeronautic race in the world, which began in 1906 in France. The badge reads CHICAGO 1912...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1928 National Air Races at Los Angeles, California mechanic's badge. The badge is round, showing an airplane labeled MECHANIC 27The border of the badge reads LOS ANGELES SEPT. 8-16 1928 NATIONAL AIR RACES AERONAUTICAL...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1929 National Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio contest pin. The pin is round, showing a plane reading CONTEST 177The border of the badge reads CLEVELAND AUG. 24 TO SEPT. 2ND 1929 NATIONAL AIR RACES AERONAUTICAL EXPOSITION...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1929 National Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio souvenir pin. The pin is round, showing a NAR insignia and reading 1929 NATIONAL AIR RACES CLEVELAND AUG. 24-SEPT. 2. VINTAGE: Circa 1929. SIZE: 1" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Great late 1930's Christmas Card with Civilian Air Transport theme. The front of the card is vibrantly colored and shows passengers boarding dressed in winter jackets and carrying brightly wrapped packages. A plane is taking off/touching down...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty World War II Wright Aero Corporation UAW-CIO Local 669 member celluloid pin from 194Wright Aero was the aircraft engine manufacturing division of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The pin is by Bastian Brothers of Rochester, New...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s sterling silver lapel pin for the Quiet Birdmen, a secret society for male aviators. The club was founded in 1921 in New York City by a handful of World War I veteran pilots. The pin is enameled in blue and reads QB at its...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s sterling silver lapel pin for the Quiet Birdmen, a secret society for male aviators. The club was founded in 1921 in New York City by a handful of World War I veteran pilots. The pin is enameled in blue and reads QB at its...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of the 1919 "Aircraft Year Book" issued by the Manufacturers' Aircraft Association Inc. with some great photogrpahy and a lot of information on aircraft manufacturers and other topics. The book is signed inside by its...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1920s member lapel wing for the Fort Worth Aero Club of Texas. The wing's center is enameled in blue and bears the letters FWAC. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in width and 3/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 member lapel pin for the Fort Worth Aero Club of Texas. The pin is by Balfour, and shows a very Deco wing jutting up from the blue enameled letters FWAC. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: Approximately 1/4" in width and 9/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 member lapel pin for the Fort Worth Aero Club of Texas. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 9/32" in width by 5/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with enamel detail. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with...