HAPPY HOLIDAYS from The FLYING TIGER Antiques & Vintage Historical Artifacts!!!
UPDATE: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29TH 2023: Thank YOU ALL for the Holiday Orders!!!
We Hope that all the LUCKY Recipients of these GREAT GIFTS will Just LOVE Them!!
So, NOW is the TIME to ORDER that wonderful ARTIFACT that you've had your eye on, Or that you are buying for that SPECIAL SOMEONE,
as it will SHIP within 24 to 48 Hours of Receipt of Payment, but USUALLY Same Day!!
Just an FYI: Kanae is in JAPAN through December 7th, so I am doing the best I can with shipping!!
And I hope to start LISTING in a day or 2, probably mostly PATCHES until Kanae returns!!
Happy Holidays & Happy Collecting, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a beautiful United States Army Air Forces 457th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force jacket patch by the famous Akron Felt & Chenille Company. The 457th participated in D-Day, the Holland Invasion, the Battle of the Bulge and the Rhine. This patch is embroidered on felt with a dirigible skin backing and reads FAIT ACCOMPLI (Feat accomplished).
VINTAGE:
Circa World War II.
SIZE:
Approximately 5-5/16" in height and 4-1/8" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Felt embroidered in cotton/silk threads with dirigible skin backing.
ATTACHMENT:
None.
MARKINGS:
AKRON FELT & CHENILLE CO. 58 1/2 EAST MARKET AKRON, OHIO.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VABEX10 LGGEX1/13
CONDITION:
8+ (Excellent): The patch shows hardly any wear.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
