Airship & Zeppelin Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a rare named World War I Lord Mayor of London's Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L-15, the first zeppelin to be shot down on March 31, 191This medal is named to Corporal W. R. Hammant, and only 353 of its kind were awarded by then...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Walter Wellman's 1911 "The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean" in excellent condition. Wellman was an Ohio native and adventurer who tried several times to reach the North Pole by...

ARTIFACT: This is a superlative example of a 1920's-1930's United States Air Corps Zeppelin Pilot Wing produced by Amcraft with starburst back. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's-1930's. SIZE: 3-1/4" wide by 7/8" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1920s United States Air Service / Air Corps airship pilot wing by Meyer. The wing is in silver-plated brass and shows a detailed airship at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in height and 3-3/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a magnificent and rare 1930s United States Air Corps airship pilot wing by Bailey, Banks & Biddle: the "Best of the best" in airship wings. The wing is finely detailed. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 19th Airship Company D.I. variation. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-3/16" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel details. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with double stabilizers...

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 Zeppelin. The ship flew passenger flights starting in 1928...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1930's Deutsche Zeppelin Reederie (DZR) Officer's Stick Pin in .900 silver. The pin depicts a globe with a zeppelin flying across it with a swastika below and the stick pin is topped with an eagle pointing and facing the viewer's left...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful 1926 New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars member badge from their 7th annual encampment in Lakewood, New Jersey, the future home base for the Graf Zeppelin around-the-world flight. The medal has a miniature United States Navy...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II patriotic souvenir pillowcase from South Weymouth Naval Air Station in Massachusetts. The case is white with a rose-colored fringe and shows a United States Navy blimp or airship at its center. All of the blue lettering...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s Duralumin bookmark commemorating the Zeppelin airship Akron" made by the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation in Akron, Ohio. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: About 1-3/8" in width by 4-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped...

ARTIFACT: This is a 2 piece grouping of a United States Navy Airship / Blimp Helmsman's Sea Bag and working Blouse / Shirt / Top from World War I. It belonged to Edmund J. Schumacher of the U.S. Naval Flying Corps, whose name is in evidence in several...