Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Pan American Air Ferries (PAAF) collar insignia in sterling silver which reads PAAF. President Franklin Roosevelt asked Pan American Airways in 1941 to ferry bombers and military transports overseas, and the result...

ARTIFACT: This is 1940s uniform patch for a TACA Airlines employee (TACA was a division of Pan American). The patch is oval and shows a speeding parrot and reads TACA. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: 2" height and 3-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically important numbered circa 1934 Pan Am Airways (PAA) five years of service pin, originally belonging to PAA pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. Sullivan joined the United States Navy in 1918, functioning...

ARTIFACT: This is a Pan Am Air Traveler lapel pin showing a winged Pan Am globe logo against a field of blue. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass with painted areas. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1940s deco Pan Am crew luggage tag. The tag is in red, white and blue and shows a dramatic view of the winged globe. The reverse reads PROPERTY OF in three languages and has some blank lines beneath. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1958 inaugural jet flight medallion from Pan Am. One side shows the Pan Am globe enameled in blue and the reverse reads 1958 JET FLIGHT MEMENTO JET AGE INAUGURATION. VINTAGE: Circa 1958. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1938 Pan Am medal commemorating the flight jubilee (1912-1937) and loss at Pago Pago of Captain Edwin C. Musick. Hired as Pan Am's very first pilot in 1927, unassuming and respected "Meticulous Musick" had already been,...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old brass belt buckle for Pan Am Airways showing the company's winged globe logo. Some of the airways' destinations are listed: WEST INDIES MEXICO CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA ALASKA HAWAII PHILIPPINES CHINA. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a great vinyl flight bag from Pan American's Hawaii Holiday Clipper. The bag is in blue and white vinyl with a drawstring closure and shows the PAA winged globe logo on one side and a clipper airplane on the other. The Clipper was a hip...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare and extremely cool circa early to mid-1960s cigarette lighter factory-engraved for Pan Am Saigon. During the Vietnam War, Pan Am airlifted cargo for the military as well as flew many GIs to various spots in Asia for their...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1943 Gruen "VeriThin" wristwatch made for members of Pan American's flight crew. The watch is in stainless steel with a black leather band. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: Size 18L: approximately 1-3/8" in width and 9-3/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) passport, card, permit to enter China and leather passport wallet of Supply Chief G.W. (George Wilson) Van Cleve. CNAC was an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and...