Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great enameled lapel pin for Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Corporation from the early 1930s. Curtiss-Wright closed out World War II with the distinction of producing the most aircraft...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1935 pin Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 souvenir pin in nickel-plated brass. The airship "Graf Zeppelin" was named after the Germany's airship pioneer, Count (Graf) Ferdinand von...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1957 American Legion National Air Mail Roundup award wing. Originally termed the Aerial Roundup starting in 1933, the Legion's Air Mail Roundup was renamed in 1950, and was...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of private purchase World War II aviator sunglasses. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 4-1/4" in length and in 5-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s pocket patch for the Grumman F-14 "Tomcat" TVSU (Television Sensing Unit). This patch was used by both the United States Navy and Grumman factory test pilots. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II instructor badge for the Naval Training School (Pre-Radio) at the Theodore Herzl School in Chicago, Illinois. From April 1944 to December 1945, the former elementary...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare pair of Willson goggles for the United States Navy from the 1930s. They come in the original rectangular black case, which has a Willson label at one end and also one lining...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare USS Akron (Goodyear Zeppelin) ring laying ceremony commemorative medal from October 31, 1929 in Akron, Ohio. Built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company, the United States...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1950s United States Navy Douglas F4D Skyray pilot qualification lapel pin. The pin is in the shape of the Skyray and has some very fine detailing. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1930s lapel pin for the United States Navy's SB2U Vought Vindicator. This pin is the only one I've seen of its kind. The vindicator was a dive-bomber utilized in...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce pair of circa 1930s MK1 style aviator goggles The MK1 was favored by United States Navy pilots as well as pre-war military aviators. The lenses are blue and the rubber is...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII, 1943 Edition of The Story of the Airship (Non - Rigid): A Study of One of America's Lesser Known Defense Weapons inscribed by author, Hugh Allen, to US Navy Lieutenant in the...