Transportation Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1970's pin for twenty years of service with Allegheny Airlines, which flew out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1979, when it changed its named to USAir. The pin is by Balfour. The main part of the pin has a diamond...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970's Northwest Airlines U.S. Air Mail five years of service pin by Jostens. Northwest had begun in 1926 as Northwest Airways but changed its name in 1933 to be allowed to carry air mail. The pin has a red, white and blue bull's-eye...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's Southern Airways baseball cap patch. Southern was responsible for training United States Army helicopter pilots during Vietnam. The patch is black and gold and shows a white plane flying in just under the large cursive S at the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early to mid-1960s 3rd Issue, Type 1 Logo pilot tie bar pin for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The logo is a wheel...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940's uniform patch for Northwest Airlines. Northwest had begun in 1926 as Northwest Airways but changed its name in 1933 to be allowed to carry air mail on a government-generated technicality. The patch is in a red, white and blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s lapel pin in sterling silver for Pacific Northern Airlines. The pin shows a blue flag with a constellation on it flying above a rather Art Deco-ish silver wing. The airlines was started as Woodley Airways in 1933, but used...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's US Airways lapel pin, which is a wing with a round black painted area at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: 5/16" in height x 1-5/16" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with painted area...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Air Express lapel pin. Air Express was established in 1927 by Railway Express Agency. The pin is s petite wing with a red enameled diamond at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 5/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa early 1950s airline uniform tie clip for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The clip has the "shark mouth"...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful late 1950's United States Overseas Airlines (USOA) promotional vinyl flight bag. The airline was founded by a dentist, Dr. Ralph Cox who earned his pilot's license flying for the NAVY in WWII. Originally known as Ocean Air...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful, rare 1947-48 Ceylon Airways / Air Ceylon 1st Issue Pilot Wing with an enameled yellow and red hexagon at center bearing the letters "AC".Air Ceylon was the former flag carrier airline of Ceylon, which started operations in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s or 1990s Swissair hat badge, either for a flight attendant or purser. Swissair was operated from 1931 until 200The badge shows a plane with an arrowhead flying in the same direction as several bars or stripes...