Aircraft Company Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel pin. It is most likely aviation related, and is a small wing bearing the letters TAS or AST. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1/4" in height and 1" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified sterling silver lapel pin, possibly related to World War II aviation as it came to us from the estate of a former Wright Aero worker. The small pin is cross-shaped and enameled in black and red with a star at the center...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel pin by Johnson of New York. It is most likely aviation related, and is a small wing bearing the letters ASC or SCA. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1/4 in height and 1-3/8". CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified sterling silver pin from the 1940s or 1950s, perhaps for an aviation company. The pin is by Balfour and shows a left-facing horse with very Deco wings on a bar. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel pin from the 1940s or 1950s, presumably for an aviation company. The pin is by B.B. Company and shows a "B" and a propeller against an enameled blue cloud. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: Approximately 7/16" in...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified 1920's-1930's GCA (GAC?) Aviation related lapel pin. VINTAGE: Circa 20's-30's-40's? SIZE: Approximately 7/8" x 2/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with disc backing. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel wing that reads BAAE around a propeller at its center. The pin may possibly have some association to Bendix Aviation, a company that used an X-formation propeller as a logo. VINTAGE: Circa unknown...

ARTIFACT: This is a large unidentified wing reading OCA at its center. The wing is somewhat Deco in style and is in mustard yellow and copper tones. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in height and 4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified circa 1910's - 1920's winged "D" lapel pin. The center of the pin features a red enameled letter "D" inside an oval with nicely detailed wings on either side. VINTAGE: Circa 1910's - 1920's SIZE: Approximately 5/8" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful small cheroot case in 1917-dated Birmingham marked silver. This case was presented by Sopwith, the British aircraft company, for wartime services rendered. Sopwith was an incredibly prolific aviation manufacturer, especially...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1955 attendee badge for the National Aircraft Show, which happened at the Philadelphia International Airport during the first week of September that year. It was worn by F. R. Prill, a North American Aviation project engineer...

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...