Transportation Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s Pioneer Parachute Company promotional parasail parachute pin. The pin shows a parachutist with parachute deployed. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's. SIZE: About 1" in height x 11/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a very crisp and clean hardcover copy of "The Aircraft Yearbook of 1951". The book is an official publication of the Aircraft Industries Association, Inc. and covers topic such as the "The Airlines", the "Government and Aviation" and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 2nd Type World War II era Civil Aeronautics Administration 5 Year Service Pin in 10K Gold by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 15/16" in width x 5/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10K gold on...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era Sterling Silver ID Bracelet for an Instructor, or Student, from the Chicago School of Aircraft Instruments The bracelet reads C. S. A. I. and shows a winged medallion at center of the face of a lateral flight guage...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel pin for the Airmens' Association of America. The pin is enameled in red and black and shows three very Deco letter As in the spaces between the blades of a propeller. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1930s Van Dam 'Round the World Club flier member celluloid badge. The 'Round the World Club was based at W-O-O-D radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The badge is by St. Louis Button Company Manufacturers and was given...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Sky Roads Flying Cadet Tin Lithograph pin. Skyroads was a cartoon penned by two World War I pilots that debuted in 1929, and the flying club grew out of the strip's popularity the next year. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 member wing pin for the Sky Roads Flying Club, for a member who had achieved he rank of Major in the club. Skyroads was a cartoon penned by two World War I pilots that debuted in 1929, and the flying club grew out of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel pin for the University of Michigan Flying Club (now known as the Michigan Flyers). In 1929 the group participated in the first-ever National Intercollegiate Flying Association. The small wing has a black enameled...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930s or 1940s sterling silver lapel pin for the Quiet Birdmen, a secret society for male aviators. The club was founded in 1921 in New York City by a handful of World War I veteran pilots. The pin is enameled in blue and reads...

ARTIFACT: This is an aviation pin in 10 karat gold shaped like a petite wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" in height and 1" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10K gold. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with disc...