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: Great 1935 National Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio red, white, and blue celluloid souvenir pin. The pin is round, showing a winged pilot's head and reads: "NATIONAL AIR RACES AUG. 30 TO SEPT. 2 CLEVELAND" and the very base reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a silver second place Charles E. Thompson Trophy plaque awarded to pilot Earl Ortman at the 1936 National Air Races held at Mines Field in Los Angeles, California. The Thompson Trophy race was held annually from 1929 until 1938 only...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1939 Howie Wing wing badge distributed by Kellogg's. Howie Wing was a children's radio show written by a World War I flying reservist that debuted in 193The success of the show was propagated by the multitude of gimmicks and...

ARTIFACT: Great period (1928) Promotional Book for the movie "Hell's Angels" produced by Howard Hughes and featuring Jean Harlow. The book features a gilt and black cover and reads: "HELL'S ANGELS" along the bottom. This digest size, hardcover booklet...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s lapel pin for thirty years of membership with the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. A member's longevity...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s member lapel pin for the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. The union includes members working in the railway...

ARTIFACT: This is a lapel pin for the Air Lines Pilot Association, which formed in 1931 to represent the interests of both Canadian and American airlines. The pin is a petite wing with a globe at its center reading ALPA. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940's...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful pair of circa 1920s or 1930s gauntlet gloves for a motorcyclist or an aviator. These substantial leather gloves are in a long length and are made by Walrath of (where else?) Gloversville, New York. There is a buckled strap...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, but unidentified 10K gold aviation lapel pin 1950's or later made by Balfour. The pin is a red, white, and blue target with the silhouette of plane flying through the center and is maker marked on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s Pioneer Parachute Company promotional parasail parachute pin. The pin shows a parachutist with parachute deployed. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's. SIZE: About 1" in height x 11/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a stick pin from the early 1980s shaped like a Gulfstream III. Introduced in 1980, the jet was the replacement for Grumman's Jetstream II. The pin is very three dimensional. VINTAGE: Circa early 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/16" x...