Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1931 homecoming celluloid pin for pilot Joe Polanda of Lynn, Massachusetts. This pin was made to celebrate Polando's return to the States after set a long distance record flight between New York and Istanbul, Turkey earlier in the...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1920s Los Angeles Examiner member wing for the Eddie Rickenbacker Club. Rickenbacker was the leading United States ace of World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient, serving with the 94th Aero Squadron air combat unit...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s lapel wing for the California Flyers Inc. School of Aviation (and later, Aeronautics). It is a petite wing with a lime green enameled center bearing "CF" in a very Deco style. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s member lapel pin for the Ninety-Nines, a women's aviation group founded in 192The club's birth happened at Curtiss Field on Long Island, New York, and it was officially named two years later for the ninety-nine charter...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare 1937 University of California Flying Club flight jacket or flight suit patch. Members of the fraternity Alpha Eta Rho have begun to add flying clubs that are affiliated with each chapter and fraternity activities. The center of...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified aviation association lapel pin, originally belonging to Pan American Airways (PAA) pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. Sullivan joined the United States Navy in 1918, functioning as a flight...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically significant National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) five years of membership lapel pin, originally belonging to Pan American Airways (PAA) pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically significant National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) one year of membership lapel pin, originally belonging to Pan American Airways (PAA) pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. Sullivan...

ARTIFACT: Very early, circa 1900's - early 1910's large Wright Flyer souvenir badge. The silver plated brass badge depicts a Wright Flyer soaring over the tops of very two intricately detailed houses below. The Wright Flyer also shows tremendous detail...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning World War I era member badge for the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, or World Air Sports Federation) Aero Club Suisse. The FAI was founded in 1905 in France by several countries who recognized a need for a group...