Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Junior Aviation Club wing by Johnson for the New York Evening Graphic, which was published from 1924 to 193The Evening Graphic was a tabloid that helped send the likes of Ed...

ARTIFACT: This is a great Art Deco seaplane desk model, and could possibly be related to the Schneider Trophy. The modeal appears to be a Supermarine, the predecessor to the Spitfire. The very sleek...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Polaris Flight Academy pilot training service collar insignia. Polaris Flight Academy set up shop in 1941 at War Eagle Field in the Mojave Desert, initially training...

ARTIFACT: This is an interesting circa 1920s or early 1930s leather flight helmet. The back flap can be worn down for warmth or snapped up off the neck. It also has a short visor and two side snap...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of circa 1920s or early 1930s aviator's or motorcyclist's goggles. They are tinted in an orange hue for enhanced vision. These goggles sport a handsome reddish leather with...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I membership pin for the Aerial League of America, a civilian aviation organization. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag and shows a winged propeller at its center and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Polaris Flight Academy named graduate presentation bracelet by Entenmann. Polaris Flight Academy set up shop in 1941 at War Eagle Field in the Mojave Desert,...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1930 badge for the Zeppelin landing at Basel. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 1-13/16" in width by 1-3/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s 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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1934-1935 Douglas Aircraft Company DC-2 "first flight" pin, commemorating the May 11, 1934 flight. The pin is very petite and finely-detailed, and is shaped like a DC-2...

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

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s-1930s lapel wing from Roosevelt Field, New York, Lindbergh's departure site on his solo flight to Paris in 192The wing shows an R against a field of black at its center...