US Military Airship & Blimp Related Artifacts

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 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...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered celluloid badge from Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey showing a zeppelin. VINTAGE: Circa early 1930s. SIZE: 1-1/4" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid with tin and paper backing...

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 year of publication. This example is in excellent...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Christmas card from United States Navy Air Station Moffett Field in California. The card is actually a post card in red, white and blue and shows a blimp at the ready. The reverse is blank, but the airman has written his...

ARTIFACT: This is a postal cover in memory of the US Navy Airship USS Macon, mailed from Moffett Field, California on February 12, 1936 to a Miss Estelle Hyer of Sequim, Washington. The postal cover has two 1-1/2 cent stamps and bears the name Dudley...