Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The Story of the Airship (Non-Rigid): A Study of One of America's Lesser Known Defense Weapons", by Hugh Allen. It was dedicated to United States Navy Admiral W.A. Moffett, and has some great blimp photographs. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a near mint World War II Civil Aeronautics Administration War Training Service badge. The badge is a wings formation with a Native American Indian head motif at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 3/4" in height and 3" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Army Air Forces Air Gunnery School wing patch. The patch was meant for the flight training students' overseas caps. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in height by 4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel wing for the Jordan Marsh-Boston Traveler Junior Aviation League (JAL). Formed in 1929 by Boston-based department store Jordan-Marsh and the Boston Traveler newspaper, the JAL was a boys' and girls' club meant to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s aviation lapel pin. The pin is in 10 karat gold and shows a winged propeller at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in height and 11/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold...

ARTIFACT: This hat is extremely rare. Graf Zeppelin Officer/Pilot hats show up on rare occasion, but I have never seen crew members hats. We have one hat listed with tails, and one without (both sold separately). The Graf Zeppelin was LZ 127 Graf...

ARTIFACT: This hat is extremely rare. Graf Zeppelin Officer/Pilot hats show up on rare occasion, but I have never seen crew members hats. We have one hat listed with tails, and one without (both sold separately). The Graf Zeppelin was LZ 127 Graf...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s flight suit and goggles attributed to a Charles Lindbergh contemporary and friend, Philip Love. Love flew mail from St. Louis to Chicago in the 1920s and early 1930s for Robinson Airlines, as documented in an accompanying...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful framed circa 1920s photograph of a biplane with the tail numbers NC704N: this particular craft was a Spartan C3-16The photo is from Framingham, Massachusetts and was hand-tinted in soft pastel hues. The frame is nicely...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa mid-1930s lapel pin for the Women's International Association of Aeronautics (WIAA). Founded by Elizabeth Lippincott McQueen, one of Los Angeles' first female pilots, the WIAA was not only an aviation association but also an...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered World War I United States aircraft factory worker badge by Whitehead & Hoag. The pin reads AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL SERVICE US ARMY NAVY and shows a propeller at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII International Aircraft Silhouette Spotter Cards. This full deck of playing cards was made by U. S. Playing Card Company, with 52 cards and 1 Joker. The images on the cards are all the classic WWII aircraft models, e.g., ME Ð 109, P Ð...