Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930's Member Lapel pin for the Ninety-Nines, or 99s, a women's aviation group founded in 1929. The club's birth happened at Curtiss Field on Long Island, New York, and it...

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...

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...

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...

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...