Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel wing for the Jordan Marsh-Boston Traveler Junior Aviation League (JAL). Formed in 1929 by Boston-based department store Jordan-Marsh and the Boston Traveler newspaper, the JAL was a boys' and girls' club meant to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s aviation lapel pin. The pin is in 10 karat gold and shows a winged propeller at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in height and 11/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold...

ARTIFACT: This hat is extremely rare. Graf Zeppelin Officer/Pilot hats show up on rare occasion, but I have never seen crew members hats. We have one hat listed with tails, and one without (both sold separately). The Graf Zeppelin was LZ 127 Graf...

ARTIFACT: This hat is extremely rare. Graf Zeppelin Officer/Pilot hats show up on rare occasion, but I have never seen crew members hats. We have one hat listed with tails, and one without (both sold separately). The Graf Zeppelin was LZ 127 Graf...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s flight suit and goggles attributed to a Charles Lindbergh contemporary and friend, Philip Love. Love flew mail from St. Louis to Chicago in the 1920s and early 1930s for Robinson Airlines, as documented in an accompanying...

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 /...