Airship & Zeppelin Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful, huge (11"x17") September 1956 photo of the flight deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). This action shot shows a U.S. Navy blimp hovering above the deck where a helicopter...

ARTIFACT: This is a first edition (1931) copy of the "U.S.S. Akron World's Largest Airship: Complete Pictures and Story of the DockÉ ShipÉ AirportÉ and "Lighter-than-Air-Center" of the World". Built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company, the United States...

ARTIFACT: This is a very cool World War II-era liberty pass for a United States Navy Blimp Headquarters Squadron Two enlisted man. The front lists the EM's name (William E. Baker) and has his signature and the signature of his executive officer. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful souvenir plaque for the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin around-the-world flight (weltflug) in August 192The trip was urged on by tycoon William Randolph Hearst, and the airship carried Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, a Hearst correspondent,...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1930 badge for the Zeppelin landing at Basel. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 1-13/16" in width by 1-3/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal one-piece safety-type pin attached to badge...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The Story of the Airship (Non-Rigid): A Study of One of America's Lesser Known Defense Weapons", by Hugh Allen. It was dedicated to United States Navy Admiral W.A. Moffett, and has some great blimp photographs. The...

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 1930s Figural Graf Zeppelin nickel-plated souvenir pin, or tinnie. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 1.75" x .33". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated stamped white metal. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with simple safety...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Imperial German naval officer's visor cap and aviation goggles as worn by a zeppelin commander. The cap has a patent leather strap and a lovely bullion insignia. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Cap: approximate size 7;...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare and large Imperial German patriotic bowl depicting Graf (Count) Ferdinand von Zeppelin and his invention. This oval dish is aluminum and its rim is somewhat scalloped and crimped downward. VINTAGE: Circa pre-World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I German zeppelin relic: this is skin from the L-49, the first zeppelin to be shot down in France in October 191This height climber ship was brought down and salvaged in great condition. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...