Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's US Airways lapel pin, which is a wing with a round black painted area at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: 5/16" in height x 1-5/16" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with painted area...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1928-1929 service or lapel pin for Universal Air Lines System, a company that flew between many major Midwestern cities in the late 1920s. The pin in sterling silver and has a great Art Deco logo of an armless...

ARTIFACT: This is a small 1930s Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1979 bronze table medal for US Air commemorating the founding of the company. The reverse of the medal traces the lineage of US Air: US Air was the direct reincarnation of Allegheny Airlines, which had previously absorbed both...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1960's belt buckle 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 center displays a 3rd issue wing logo design, a wheel...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1960's medallion for Mohawk Airlines by Metal Arts. Begun as Robinson Airlines, the company had a name change to Mohawk in 1952, and was later absorbed into Allegheny Airlines in 197The medallion reads MOHAWK AIRLINES GOLD CHIP...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1960's bronze medallion for Mohawk Airlines by Metal Arts. Begun as Robinson Airlines, the company had a name change to Mohawk in 1952, and was later absorbed into Allegheny Airlines in 197The medallion reads MOHAWK...

ARTIFACT: This is a pilot visor hat for an unidentified airline. The bullion wing on the front of the hat has a simplistic map of the United States at the center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Size 7 1/8. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool, leather, metal...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa early 1950s airline uniform tie clip 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 clip has the "shark mouth"...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1950s CAT (Civil Air Transport) lighter presented by Pilot Merrill Hulse. CAT was a Chinese airline established in 1946 by famed General and leader of the American Volunteer Group, Clare Chennault, along with Whiting...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful late 1950's United States Overseas Airlines (USOA) promotional vinyl flight bag. The airline was founded by a dentist, Dr. Ralph Cox who earned his pilot's license flying for the NAVY in WWII. Originally known as Ocean Air...