Aircraft Company Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Curtiss-Wright “Production Soldier” lapel pin. Curtiss-Wright began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio merged. The pin is a petite wing in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Curtiss-Wright “Production Soldier” lapel stud. Curtiss-Wright began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio merged. The stud is a petite wing in...

SUBJECT: This is a rare, early World War II Pratt & Whitney / United Aircraft Auxiliary Defense Corps badge and manual. The badge is numbered 1477 and the manual is eleven pages. VINTAGE: Circa early World War II. SIZE: Badge:...

ARTIFACT: This is a large Pratt & Whitney patch for the back of a factory flight suit or jacket. Pratt & Whitney was founded in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. Before becoming an aviation company. one of their earliest products was guns for use during...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II parts box from Thompson Aircraft Products of Cleveland, Ohio. Thompson Products lent a modest hand to the development of early aviation through development of sodium-cooled cylinders, which enabled the Spirit of St...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era pin in 10 karat gold for Republic Aviation of Farmingdale, New York. Seversky Aircraft Company, founded by a Russian émigré and World War I veteran, became Republic Aviation Corporation in 1939 after eight years of...

SUBJECT: This is a two years of service lapel pin from Aeronca, a Midwestern aviation company started in 1928. Typically during war time recognition pins were given out even to employees with low numbers of years with a company. This was done to...