Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Northeast Airlines "loyalty" lapel pin in 10 karat gold with a diamond chip. The pin is a wreathed globe with a plane overhead and at bottom there is the head of a Pilgrim in enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Northeast Airlines "loyalty" lapel pin in 10 karat gold. The pin is a wreathed globe with a plane overhead and at bottom there is the head of a Pilgrim in enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 9/16" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s five years of service lapel pin in sterling silver for Northeast Airlines, formerly Boston-Maine Airways. The pin is a wing with a red and blue enamel center showing the head of a male Pilgrim. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s five years of service lapel pin in sterling silver for Northeast Airlines, formerly Boston-Maine Airways. The pin is a wing with a red and blue enamel center showing the head of a male Pilgrim. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s Northeast Airlines crew baggage tag. The tag is rectangular and reads NE CREW BAG in red. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in height and 3" in width and chain is 1-3/4" long (as pictured)...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified wing with a blue enameled star reading AIR COACH at center. It could possibly be for an airline named Air Coach. The wing has a maker mark on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s?. SIZE: About 9/16" high by 2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified wing by Russell Uniform Company. The wing has a nicely enameled red circle at center. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and 3-5/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a flight attendant wing for Southwest Airlines, which started flying as Air Southwest in 1967 and changed its name to Southwest in 197The wing has a heart at center outlined in gold against a field of red enamel. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s wing for World Airways, which began in 194The wing has wonderful luster and shows a red enameled globe and a wing-like symbol at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: 1/2" height and 2-3/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980s wing for Alaska Airlines, which began in 193The badge shows a bird and a lone star at center against a beautiful red and blue enameled background. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: 1" height and 3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1970s flight attendant wing 4th issue for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and later was a military charter outfit until 198The wing shows the head of a snarling tiger...

ARTIFACT: This is a flight attendant wing 3rd issue for National Airlines, which operated from 1934 to 1980. The wing shows a "man in the sun" face against a field of coppery brown enamel with one wing to the right. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s...