Transportation Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940's uniform patch for TWA (Trans World Airlines) International Cargo Division. Transcontinental & Western Airlines became Trans World Airlines in late 1945. The red-bordered twill patch has a set of miniature wings...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1930s TWA "Half Million Miles" lapel pin. The pin is in a rounded triangle shape with a red and blue enameled logo framed by fluting. A delicate cut-out framed area and three ruby chips complete the pin. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s ground crew or mechanic shirt for TWA (Trans World Airlines). The shirt is a light yellow, and is in great shape. It has both an embroidered TWA patch and a classic "Joe" name patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver TWA Stratoliner Club member medal. Boeing only made ten Stratoliners, the first fully pressurized airliners, and the first of five total was flown by TWA in July 1940. Both sides of the medal show the Stratoliner...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Capital Airlines pilot wing in a slightly longer length of 3-3/8". The wing shows a bird-turned-plane and five stars. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and 3-3/8" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is the last design of the pilot cap badge for Capital Airlines, which merged with United Airlines in 196The badge is a wreathed globe with a bird-turned-plane and five stars. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950's. SIZE: 1-1/2" in height x 2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950's uniform patch for Capital Airlines. The patch is embroidered on twill and shows a red bird that has assumed the body of an airplane flying beneath five stars. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 2-7/16" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950s Capital Airlines 1 year of service pin. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height and 1" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with drop-in locking swivel catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a Circa 1960 - 1979 Pan American Airways Trainee badge 4th issue by Balfour that reads B. BEROCK and shows a small enameled globe. VINTAGE: Circa 1960 - 1979. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height x 2-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a gold-filled 1960s Pan Am Airways pilot wing by Balfour. The slender wings have a globe at their center with a robin's egg blue enamel bar bearing two stars. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately: 2-3/16" in width by 13/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a flight attendant cap badge from Mexicana Airlines (Compania Mexicana Aviacion), the oldest airline in North America with a route piloted in 1929 by Charles Lindbergh. The badge is a half wing with a medallion showing the outline of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1940's Passenger Service agent badge for Avianca. Avianca, which stood for Aerov??as Nacionales de Colombia S.A. (National Airways of Colombia), became affiliated with Pan American Airways (PAA) in the early 1940's. The...