Update 08/05/25: Welcome to FLYING TIGER ANTIQUES!!
WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!! Using your PAYPAL account solves this issue fastest!
If you would like to PAY for a $100.00 or MORE Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you as Soon as Possible!
We will be OUT OF THE OFFICE from TUESDAY 08/05 until MONDAY 08/18/25, Returning to the Office on TUESDAY 08/19/25!!
And, as always, we are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during our time AWAY, and we will promptly mark any ordered Artifacts as SOLD.
We will be UNABLE TO SHIP as of 08/05, and REGULAR SHIPPING will resume on TUESDAY, AUGUST 19th, 2025!
As always, if funding your order of $100.00 or more from a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs! Happy Summer, Ron & Kanae.
ARTIFACT:
This is a World War I United States Army Air Service enlisted man tunic for the 657th Aero Squadron. The tunic has two collar insignia, and two patches with two chevron insignia, all on wool.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War I.
SIZE:
No tag: approximately 17" armpit to armpit and 27-1/2" from shoulder to hem.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Wool, cotton lining, plated brass collar insignia and buttons, wool patches embroidered in cotton/silk threads (one partially in bullion threads as well).
ATTACHMENT:
Buttons and one hook-and-eye closure at collar, single screw posts with disc backings on collar insignia.
MARKINGS:
None.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Air Service collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VBGEX06 LEGEX5/11 SLFGEX07/18 TLGIEX02/03/24
CONDITION:
6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The tunic has a small area of light discoloration on the upper lining and some small rips in the lining as well. There are some small scattered moth holes and the left pocket has come mostly unstitched at the bottom. Some repairs have been done to the back of the tunic.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
