Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful framed circa 1920s photograph of a biplane with the tail numbers NC704N: this particular craft was a Spartan C3-16The photo is from Framingham, Massachusetts and was hand-tinted in soft pastel hues. The frame is nicely...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa mid-1930s lapel pin for the Women's International Association of Aeronautics (WIAA). Founded by Elizabeth Lippincott McQueen, one of Los Angeles' first female pilots, the WIAA was not only an aviation association but also an...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered World War I aircraft factory worker badge by Whitehead & Hoag. The pin reads AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL SERVICE US ARMY NAVY and shows a propeller at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 5/8" height and 1" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II pin for the United Aircraft Club worker's organization. The pin is in sterling silver by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered World War I United States aircraft factory worker badge by Whitehead & Hoag. The pin reads AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL SERVICE US ARMY NAVY and shows a propeller at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I factory worker badge for the "Aviation Machine Department" of an unknown outfit. The badge is numbered 35. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in height and 1-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 82nd Division Airborne lapel pin with chain to wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1943-44. SIZE: Airborne Pin: About 13/32" in width by 21/32" in height; Wing: About 9/16" in width by 1/4" in height; Chain: About 1-5/8" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII International Aircraft Silhouette Spotter Cards. This full deck of playing cards was made by U. S. Playing Card Company, with 52 cards and 1 Joker. The images on the cards are all the classic WWII aircraft models, e.g., ME Ð 109, P Ð...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early lapel pin in the shape of a DC-2 aircraft. This type of plane's first flight occurred in May 1934. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1930s. SIZE: 7/16" height and 5/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of "The Aviation Pocket-Book for 1918: A Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes, Formulae, Rules, Tables, and Aeronautical Data Relating to Aeronautics" by R. Boriase Matthews. The volume was published in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s celluloid member pin for the Lindbergh Club from Boston American Newspaper, a tabloid affiliated with the Hearst chain. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Walter Wellman's 1911 "The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean" in excellent condition. Wellman was an Ohio native and adventurer who tried several times to reach the North Pole by...