Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a French badge by Chobillon of Paris, possibly for an aviation company or manufacturer. The badge is a winged wreath that reads Aé CO. Ceci est un badge français par Chobillon de Paris, éventuellement pour une compagnie d'aviation ou le...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot badge. The FAI was founded in 1905 in France by several countries who recognized a need for a group to oversee the new advances in flight that were then taking place. The badge...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1930s Royal Hungarian Aero Club wing. Wing shows an eagle carrying a crest bearing a royal crown and reads KMAC. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 1-5/8" height and 3-1/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early to mid-1930s Austrian Aero Club (Osterreichische Aero-Club = OAeC) bronze grade glider badge. The OAeC was established in 190The front of the badge has three enameled gulls and a small shield with the Austrian flag...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early to mid-1930s Austrian Aero Club (Osterreichische Aero-Club = OAeC) silver grade glider badge. The OAeC was established in 190The front of the badge has three enameled gulls and a small shield with the Austrian flag...

ARTIFACT: 1940's – 1950's Amelia Earhart luggage key, lock #208The top of the key features the numbers, 2086, beneath it reads: "AMELIA EARHART" and depicting the front view of a plane propeller and the reverse of the key features her initials...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified, unknown 1930's (?) aviation lapel pin with possible ties to the Masons. The lapel pin features three propeller blades with wings on either side and beneath a square, one of the prominent items (the other, a compass) in the emblem...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified sterling silver lapel pin, possibly for an aviation or flying school. The pin reads either EAS or AES in an Art Deco script and the center is a triangle or Delta symbol enameled in orange-red. VINTAGE: Circa unknown...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early 1960's pin for the "Civairettes", a Federal Aviation Administration women's aviation organization. The pin is a plane flying across a golden sunburst. VINTAGE: Circa early 1960's. SIZE: 9/16" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 lapel pin for the Flight Engineer International Association (FEIA), which was formed in 1948 upon receipt of an international charter from the A.F. of L. The war and all the technological advances that it brought had...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944 Flying Eight-Ball Club Wing & a Lifetime Honorary Membership Card of Dr. Don D. Holcomb. Take the time to read the card "" it is a very humorous organization! The card says they are the "Academy of Model...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Aircraft Workers Union Bendix good luck charm. The charm has an almost Celtic design, and shows a wreathed propeller set against a textured background. The front of the charm reads AWU BENDIX and the reverse reads TO OUR...