Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s United Air Lines tie bar. The bar is enameled red, white and blue and is in a clip-on style. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 7/16" in height and 1-3/4" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: 1970's United Air Lines pilot visor hat by Superior Uniform Cap Co., Chicago. The hat features gilt brass buttons and an enameled brass hat badge. The hat badge is two-piece construction, felt covered formed leather and a brass, enameled emblem...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1990s United Air Lines pilot hat with an enameled 6th issue hat badge. The hat is in a size 7 1/8 and is named on the interior. VINTAGE: Circa 1990s. SIZE: Size 7-1/8. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton, wool, leather,...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool circa late 1960s United Air Lines vinyl travel bag promoting the airline's travel route to Hawaii. The background of the bag is in a red and black tapa cloth design. The bottom of the bag has fields in which to write the bag...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980's pilot hat badge for Western Airlines, which began in 1926 as Western Air Express and later merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At this time, a portion of the company called Western Air Transport broke away,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s 2nd officer/flight engineer wing 2nd Issue from Trans World Airlines, which began in 1930 when Transcontinental Air Transport merged with Western Air Express. The gold-filled wing is by Blackinton. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1970's first officer wing for Western Airlines, which began in 1926 as Western Air Express and later merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At this time, a portion of the company called Western Air Transport broke...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1970's flight attendant wing 4th issue for Western Airlines by Balfour. The detailed wing has a male Native American head at its center. VINTAGE: Circa late 1970's. SIZE: 1/2" height and 2-13/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s agent hat badge for Trans World Airlines (TWA). The badge has twin globes at the center and two large wings above. This wing looks much like the ground crew hat badge of this period, but is not gold in color...

ARTIFACT: This is a Trans World Airlines supervisor badge from the 1960s. The top of the badge has a with a red and white double globe logo. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height x 2-1/2" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Cool, early 1960's Trans World Airlines (TWA) Agent hat badge by The Robbins Co. The center of the badge is white enamel with the letters: "TWA" through the center in red, block letters against an image of longitude and latitude lines. The...

ARTIFACT: Early 1960's TWA Pilot hat badge of Captain George Cole Toop. Badge depicts a globe that beneath reads: TWA in red enamel atop a small garland of leaves. In August 1973, Arabs attacked an airport in Athens Greece just as TWA pilot George C...