Transportation Related Artifacts & Collectibles

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s pilot hat badge for DLH (Deutsche Lufthansa), a German airline in operation since 1955, The badge is embroidered in bullion and shows a golden crane in flight at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s pilot wing for Vayudoot, an Indian airline. In operation from 1981 to 1997, the company name means "messenger who rides on the wind". This wing is in gilt brass and is enameled in two shades of blue. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s flight attendant wing for Northwest Territories Airline (NWT), a Canadian outfit. This wing is in gilt brass with a maple leaf symbol and is either a hat or breast wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s first officer wing for Air Canada. This Canadian airline was previously known as TCA (Trans-Canada Airlines) until its name changed in 1965. The wing was made by Bond-Boyd of Toronto and has an enameled red maple...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970 pilot cap badge for Iran Air, which has been flying since 194At the center of the wing is the winged Homa, or griffin, from Persian mythology. VINTAGE: Circa 1970. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height x 3-1/16" in length...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s bullion pilot hat badge in bullion for British Airways. The badge shows a red, white and blue crest at its center that is wreathed in golden leaves and topped with a golden crown. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s pilot hat badge for British Island Airways (BIA), which flew only from 1970 until 1980. The badge is embroidered in gold bullion thread, and reads "BIA" upon its orange silk center. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s bullion pilot wing for Air Panama. Air Panama (or Air Panama International) flew from 1968 through 1990. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and 3-5/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...