Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Mid-1930's TWA Pilot hat badge of then First-Officer George Cole Toop. This is a Type I badge depicting an ornate feather-dressed Indian head, below reads: "TRANSCONTINENTAL WESTERN AIR INC...

ARTIFACT: Western Airlines 60th Anniversary lapel pin from 198The triangle shaped pin reads "WESTERN AIRLINES" across the top and beneath shows the Airline's logo "W", the base of the triangle shows...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's - 1940's lapel pin in the shape of a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Douglas was produced from 1936 through 1942 and again in 1950. The pin is a view of the aircraft obliquely from...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s-1940s sterling silver lapel pin in the shape of a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The Douglas was produced from 1936 through 1942 and again in 1950. The pin is a view of the aircraft...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940's uniform patch for TWA (Trans World Airlines) International Cargo Division. Transcontinental & Western Airlines became Trans World Airlines in late 1945. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940's lapel wing for five years of service with Western Airlines. Western began in 1926 as Western Air Express and merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s lapel wing for five years of service with Western Airlines. Western began in 1926 as Western Air Express and merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At this...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940's lapel wing for one year of service with Western Airlines. Western began in 1926 as Western Air Express and merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At this...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940's lapel wing for five years of service with Western Airlines. Western began in 1926 as Western Air Express and merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940's lapel wing for five years of service with Western Airlines that has been converted into a charm, probably for a bracelet by one of the company's stewardesses...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s lapel wing for one year of service with Western Airlines. Western began in 1926 as Western Air Express and merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At this...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1930s TWA "Half Million Miles" lapel pin. The pin is in a rounded triangle shape with a red and blue enameled logo framed by fluting. A delicate cut-out framed area and three...