1-30-B-C-3......PAN AM MARTIN M-130 FLYING BOAT METAL PIN...... Striking original pin of the Martin 4 engine flying boat of 1935.... if you look very closely at the nose of this pin, you can see what appears to be the Pan Am logo......they only had 3 of these planes, and all 3 eventually were crashed.... stamped metal with with pin back on reverse.....not sure what type of metal the pin is, and no markings on the reverse.......approx. 2.25" wingspan....appears genuine...I don't know how if Pan Am gave these pins out, and if so, for how long, but I know I have never seen another....some wear, but overall very good condition...circa 1930's.....$35

2-29-B-C-3...JACOBS AIRCRAFT ENGINE CO. LAPEL PIN, 1930/40'S...Emblem of the mfg. of those great "Shakey Jakes" radial aircraft engines used in the '30s on Wacos and Staggerwing Beechcraft, and later on UC-78 'Bamboo Bomber' multi-engine Air Corps trainers and the beautiful Cessna 195...gold metal with red cloisenne center and "JACOBS" spelled out below the logo...some one found a box of these near the old plant in Pottstown PA in unused pristine condition...date of mfg and maker unknown...old style screwback fastener... size approx 3/4".............$22.

3-10-B-C-3......STINSON GULLWING AIRMAIL.....Sometime in the late '30's, the US MAIL experimented with the concept of picking up mail by hook and cable (similar to banner pick-up) for rural routes....the concept had merit, but was never adopted into regular service...I came across what is probably the only new old stock of letterhead bearing this experiment.....illustrates Stinson Gullwing "picking up the mail" and states "Non-Stop Pick-Up and Delivery Service...Experimental Route AM-1001" printed on carstock, 8.5x11" punched for 3 ring binder...originals in new condition...have a few, each.....$5

9-3-B-C-3...."SPIRIT" POKER CHIPS....Another item that came out in the '20s with the Lindbergh craze after his epic transatlantic solo flight...poker chips with a depiction of the "Spirit of St. Louis"...1 3/8" diameter...made of some sort of hard semi gloss material (they 'clink' when you drop em just like casino chips)...you can buy a set of three different colors for $19....ORIGINAL

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