Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a lapel pin for the Air Lines Pilot Association, which formed in 1931 to represent the interests of both Canadian and American airlines. The pin is a petite wing with a globe at its center reading ALPA. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940's...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1965 graduation wing from the Grace Downs Air Career School, a former school for aspiring stewardesses on Long Island, New York. The wing is engraved to Mildred Mathe on its reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1965. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a large tie bar shaped like a DC-4 airliner. The Douglas DC-4 served during World War II and beyond and was also the choice for some countries' civil airlines after the war. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s graduate lapel wing from Ward Airline Training School. The wing bears the company's motto: PIONEER IN AIRLIE TRAINING. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" x 1-9/16" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 member wing pin for the Sky Roads Flying Club, for a member who had achieved he rank of Major in the club. Skyroads was a cartoon penned by two World War I pilots that debuted in 1929, and the flying club grew out of...

ARTIFACT: This is an aviation pin in 10 karat gold shaped like a petite wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in height and 1" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10K gold. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with disc...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified aviation association lapel pin, originally belonging to Pan American Airways (PAA) pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. Sullivan joined the United States Navy in 1918, functioning as a flight...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically significant National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) five years of membership lapel pin, originally belonging to Pan American Airways (PAA) pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically significant National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) one year of membership lapel pin, originally belonging to Pan American Airways (PAA) pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. Sullivan...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Navy seaplane sweetheart pin. The pin is in the shape of a civilian aircraft made for Pan American Airways (PAA): the Martin M-130 Flying Boat. Only three M-130s were made, and they were all nicknamed...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, large, and heavy (over 4.5 ounces) 1966 Japan Air Lines National Judo Championship medal in solid silver. The front features Japanese kanji that reads: "VICTORY" and are embellished with gilt details. The outer edge is a nicely...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II CNAC (Chinese National Aviation Corporation) flight crew uniform breast patch. This patch was worn by crew on both their jungle jackets and flight suits. The patch was made in China in silk on cotton. CNAC was an...