Aircraft Company Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Rare 1930’s - 1940’s Chance Vought Aircraft Corp. Three Years of Service lapel pin by Balfour. Founded in 1917 under the name, The Lewis and Vought Corporation the name soon changed to Chance Vought Corporation in 1922 upon Lewis’ retirement...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning, large and heavy sterling silver and enamel Martin B-26 Marauder bomber aircraft badge from World War II. Dubbed the ‘Widowmaker’ due to its high accident rate, the Marauder was made by the Glenn L. Martin Company and was...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-World War II Wright Aero Corporation member dues celluloid pin from September 1941. Wright Aero was the aircraft engine manufacturing division of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The pin is by Bastian Brothers of Rochester, New...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of the “Cessna Air Crafter 1942”, a yearbook published by the Cessna Employees Club of Wichita, Kansas. Cessna has been producing aircraft since 1927. The book has many black and white and some colorized photographs (some...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare 1940 Pratt & Whitney bronze table medal from the East Hartford Plant Expansion. The handsome table medal features a piece of Duralumin bezel set into the top center and below it reads: “THIS PIECE OF DURALUMIN IS FROM THE FIRST...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II employee tool check from Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. In addition to Boeing, Wichita was an early home base to other aircraft and aviation-related companies, including Raytheon and Cessna, earning it the nickname...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Consolidated Vultee Air Transport Command jacket patch. This patch came to us with some other items from the estate of Wally Johnson, an ATC radio operator (pictured above). Please click on the links at the bottom...

SUBJECT: This is a World War II “Vultee Club” celluloid pin. The pin is in a powder blue with white lettering and has a distinctly Art Deco motif. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 7/8” in diameter...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII Era Northrop Aircraft Safety Committee Badge. The celluloid badge features a green cross in the center bearing the image of a cartoon ‘safety bee’. The badge reads: SAFETY AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEEMAN NORTHROP AIRCRAFT, INC”...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II aircraft workers' union celluloid badge from World War II. The pin is blue and reads AERONAUTICAL LODGE 727 around the edge and IAM on a white star with a red center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

SUBJECT: This is a World War II sterling silver lapel wing with a striped crest at center for a Jack & Heintz, Inc. associate. Jahco was an Ohio-based company that was a major manufacturer of wartime aircraft motors and other military supplies...

SUBJECT: This is a circa World War II Jack & Heintz, Inc. National Defense Worker lapel pin made by W&H Company. JAHCO was an Ohio-based company that was a major manufacturer of wartime aircraft motors and other military supplies. The pin is a set...