Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II sterling silver Convair (Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft) test or corporate pilot hat badge. Consolidated was formed in 1923 and soon gained fame for its production of flying boats (seaplanes). In 1943 Consolidated...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s bullion Goodyear dirigible and airship pilot wing. The wing has a striped crest at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 2-7/8" in wing. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Felt wing embroidered in gold and silver bullion thread. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare circa 1926-27 Aero Corporation of California lapel pin. Aero Corp. was the first company to fly air transport between L.A. and Phoenix. Predecessor and parent company of Standard Air Lines. From washing dishes to selling...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1990's pilot tie pin in the shape of a Boeing 737 for US Air, which has its roots in All American Aviation (circa 1937). All American became Allegheny Airlines in 1953, and US Air was later born in 197In 1996 the airline changed...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1970's pin for twenty years of service with Allegheny Airlines, which flew out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1979, when it changed its named to USAir. The pin is by Balfour. The main part of the pin has a diamond...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early to mid-1970s Federal Express advertising slogan badge. The large pinback badge reads "Don't Panic!" in bold lettering against a red background. VINTAGE: Circa early-mid 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980 ground crew shirt breast patch for US Air, which has its roots in All American Aviation (circa 1937). All American became Allegheny Airlines in 1953, and US Air was later born in 197In 1996 the airline changed its name to...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970's Northwest Airlines U.S. Air Mail five years of service pin by Jostens. Northwest had begun in 1926 as Northwest Airways but changed its name in 1933 to be allowed to carry air mail. The pin has a red, white and blue bull's-eye...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's Southern Airways baseball cap patch. Southern was responsible for training United States Army helicopter pilots during Vietnam. The patch is black and gold and shows a white plane flying in just under the large cursive S at the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1960's ground crew shirt breast patch for Allegheny Airlines, which operated out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1962 until 1979, when it changed its name to US Air. The patch is a blue oval embroidered in red and blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early to mid-1960s 3rd Issue, Type 1 Logo pilot tie bar pin for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The logo is a wheel...

ARTIFACT: Rare early 1950's Lake Central Airlines baseball cap patch/badge. The center of the patch shows an aviation dial in the center with embroidered wings; along the top it reads: "LAKE CENTRAL" and the bottom: "AIRLINES". Lake...