Transportation Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880s or 1890s Dominion Line Steamship china double egg cup. The Dominion Line was a trans-Atlantic line operating between Liverpool, England and some New England and eastern Canadian ports in late nineteenth until 192The floral...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870's fine crystal wine glass for the Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) shipping line. Established in 1872, CSAV is the oldest Chilean shipping line and now the largest one in Latin America. This glass would have been...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautifully made enameled pin for a French steamship line. It shows a blue anchor crossed with a white flag showing a small red ball and with the words: Cie. Gle. TRANSATque. All of this is surrounded by a shield-shaped red wreath...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early 1900s enameled brooch showing the White Star Lines RMS Celtic at center. Launched from Belfast on April 4, 1901, the Celtic had a record-setting gross tonnage, one of four sister ships known as "The Big Four"...

ARTIFACT: This is a pin for the New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Company, also called the Ward Line, after its founder, James Otis Ward. The company initially ran routes from New York to Havana and Nassau, and later expanded to include the "Mexican...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1970s NASA Skylab temporary mission decal worker pass/badge. Skylab was the first American space station, in orbit from 1973 through 1979. VINTAGE: Circa late 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 3-13/16" in height and 2-1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: 1970's Vintage NASA 30 year service pin in gold fill with green stone. The center of the pin. The lapel pin reads: "NASA" in the center in white enamel detail against a background of blue, a small round medallion shows the number "30" in...

ARTIFACT: Rare, early 1970's NASA Security Patrol Guard hat badge from Johnson Space Center. The chrome plated sunburst-like badge is topped with an eagle and features the NASA Space logo in the center, raised against a background dark blue and...

ARTIFACT: This is a an early 1960's NASA Security Patrol badge from Marshall Space Flight Center. VINTAGE: Circa early 1960's. SIZE: 2-1/4" wide by 3-1/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated nickel with enamel and painted accents...

ARTIFACT: Great 1963 "Welcome Aircraft Gordon Cooper Back to Earth" celluloid and rayon parade ribbon. The face of the button depicts the face of Gordon Cooper and the date May 15-16, 1963 and the ribbon reads 'ASTRONAUT Gordon Cooper WELCOME BACK TO...

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 1938 National Air Races Concession badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1938. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width x 2-13/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid, plastic and printed paper. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety-style pin with open...