Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s United Air Lines pilot wing 4th issue in a shirt size. It has four stars in an arc at the top over an enameled logo. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and 2-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s United Air Lines pilot badge 6th issue in gilt sterling silver. It has four stars in an arc at the top over an enameled logo. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height and 2-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s United Air Lines captain wing that was originally owned by Kermit R. Steinbeck, a pilot who had fifty-six years of service with United. The wing shows a red, white and blue crest at center and four stars at top, three of which...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s wing by Bastian Bothers for United Air Lines. The pin is a wing with a red, white and blue enameled crest at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: 7/16" height and 1-15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s United Air Lines employee identification badge for Ralph Shunk. The badge contains a black and white photograph of Shunk and lists his employee number as 18228. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 1-3/4" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970-1973 United Air Lines flight attendant jacket badge. The badge shows a red and blue United logo at center and reads MISS POHL on a bar at bottom. VINTAGE: Circa 1970-1973. SIZE: Approximately 1" height and 3" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s United Air Lines gold-filled lapel pin for twenty-five years of service. The pin is a winged red, white and blue shield on a propeller and shows four stars bearing diamond chips near its top. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s...

ARTIFACT: This is a gold-filled United Air Lines lapel pin for twenty years of service. The pin is a winged red, white and blue enameled crest on a propeller with three diamond chips. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height and 1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s lapel pin by Morgan's for United Airlines' "100,000 Mile" Club, arguably the first frequent flyer club. The pin is a petite wing showing an airplane circling a globe at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 United Airlines patch that is red, white and blue striped crest with a white star left unembroidered at the center of the red area. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/4" in height and 1-5/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare early 1970s 10 karat gold United Air Lines lapel pin for thirty years of service. The pin is a winged red, white and blue shield on a propeller and shows four golden stars with a large diamond chip near its top. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a United Air Lines lapel badge from the 1950s, which shows a red and blue enameled crest with a star. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 3/8" height and 1-13/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass, enamel. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...