Airlines, Aircraft, & Civil Aviation Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) lapel pin in sterling silver by Balfour. The NAA replaced the Aero Club of America in 1923 and is the oldest aviation organization in the United States,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Art Deco lapel pin featuring a winged propeller by Hickok. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in length and 1-3/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Single screw...

ARTIFACT: This is an aviation pin in 10 karat gold shaped like a petite wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in height and 1" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with disc...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1927 Lindbergh Reception/Banquet Menu from the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas, Texas in September of 192The front reads: "HONORING COLONEL CHARLES A. LINDBERGH" and the pages inside include the title page, short writing selection...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1930s lapel pin in the shape of a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The Douglas was produced from 1936 through 1942 and again in 1950. The pin is a view of the aircraft obliquely from its side. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930's. SIZE:...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1920s tin pin showing the "Spirit of St. Louis", the airplane Charles Lindbergh piloted in his historic transatlantic flight in May 192The pin is by David C. Cook Publishing of Elgin, Illinois. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920's...

ARTIFACT: This is a great late 1920s pin shaped like the Spirit of St. Louis, the airplane Charles Lindbergh piloted in his historic transatlantic flight in May 192The pin is studded with five large rhinestones. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920s...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early 1920s lapel pin for the Aero Service Corporation, a pioneering aerial photography company. Five years after the company opened in Philadelphia in 1919, World War I veteran pilot Virgil I. Kauffman got on board...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s "Spirit of St. Louis" pin. Charles Lindbergh flew the "Spirit of St. Louis" solo non-stop from New York to Paris in May 1927, becoming the first pilot to do so. The pin is shaped like the plane and...

ARTIFACT: This is a seaplane tie bar pin from the 1920s, and is enameled in cool hues of green and blue. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: 7/16" x 1-7/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with enamel. ATTACHMENT: Tie bar. ITEM NOTES: This is...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1930s, convex type Civil Aeronautics Administration inspector badge by Meyer & Wenthe of Chicago. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930s. SIZE: About 1-11/16" height and 1-9/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel pin for the Turkish Aeronautical Association (Türk Hava Kurumu or THK) Company. THK traces its roots to a government run aeronautical association started in 1925 as the Turkish Aircraft Foundation (Türk Tayyare...