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From the start of regular U.S. passenger service in 1914, people have hung onto a wide variety of aviation and airline collectibles, including timetables, china, vintage airline posters, uniforms and promotional airplane models. Values depend on condition, rarity, and the appeal of a particular airline's brand.
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If 'Pan Am' Takes a Nosedive, It Won't Be For a Lack of Authentic, Vintage Props
When the 2011 fall television season made its noisy debut in September, two shows stood out for their potential to generate the sa… [more]
An Interview With Aviation and Airline Memorabilia Collector Chris Sloan
I’ve got one of the largest private collections of airline memorabilia in the world. Many people who’ve seen it say that there’s e… [more]
An Interview With Airline Ephemera Collector Daniel Kusrow
Daniel Kusrow was born in Bangkok, Thailand, but now resides and works in New York City. Daniel collects airline baggage labels, p… [more]
An Interview With Antique Advertising and Porcelain Sign Collector Alex Renshaw
How did I get started collecting advertising antiques? My dad was a lecturer and tutor in graphics and art from the 1960s onwards,… [more]
An Interview With Porcelain Advertising Sign Collector Michael Bruner
I liked to collect things even as a child. Things that didn’t cost anything, like different colors of stones. There was somethin… [more]
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National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum holds some 50,000 artifacts, a significant subset of which can be viewed on this … [read review or visit site]
Aviation Models
Peter Jackson and friends have put together this great gallery of travel agent airline display models. The photo ga… [read review or visit site]
Airchive.com
Chris Sloan's collection of airline photos and paper. Includes four main sections: timetables and maps, planespotti… [read review or visit site]
Uniformfreak.com
Cliff Muskiet's incredible collection of 600 vintage stewardess uniforms from over 250 airlines since the 1950's, i… [read review or visit site]
Lufthansa Model Collection
A private collection of desktop Lufthansa airplane models. Available in English and German, this compact but rich s… [read review or visit site]
AirTimes
This incredible collection of airline timetables by Perry Sloan includes hundreds of vintage and modern airline tim… [read review or visit site]
Airline Spoons
Dieter's Flickr photoset of over 1,000 airline spoons is stunning. Browsable alphabetically, the spoons go back as … [read review or visit site]
Airline Bag Lounge
It would be hard to pick just one of these carry-ons for your next flight: Troy Litten's Airline Bag Lounge is a vi… [read review or visit site]
Travel Brochure Graphics
The staggering number of images on this site are, unbelievably, only a subset of David Levine's collection of 1920s… [read review or visit site]
Advertising Antiques
This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [read review or visit site]
Ad Access
Duke University's library has pulled together an impressive collection of over 7,000 ads printed in U.S. and Canadi… [read review or visit site]
Plan 59
From the Nostlagia Factory in Virginia comes this celebration of 'mid-century automotive advertising illustrations'… [read review or visit site]
American Package Museum
Ian House's gallery of early 20th Century American package designs. Browse the exhibits in slide show mode or view … [read review or visit site]
Found in Moms Basement
Paula Zargaj-Reynolds’ blog, an extensive collection of 20th century vintage advertising, is a visual feast. Scro… [read review or visit site]
Truth in Advertising
This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [read review or visit site]
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Recent News: Aviation Memorabilia
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Interview: AirChive.com and the Man Behind It
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog), May 21stAR: When did you get into collecting airline memorabilia? CS: I began collecting at the age of 6 years old. I would visit airports and city ticket office's back then when those existed, and pester airline reservation agents to mail me timetables,...Read more
Santa Fe Railroad Advertising, Beatles Songbook and Nostalgic Soda ...
PR Web (press release), May 20th
The WWI aviation memorabilia includes a picture and a piece of the original fabric that came from a German D-7 Fokker plane (considered the best all-around German fighter plane designed by Anthony Fokker, the famous Dutch designer) that has been...Read more
Ask the Expert
Winnipeg Free Press, May 19thPatrick R., Winnipeg Dear Patrick, Wooden airplane propellers are one of the most desirable items to collectors of aviation memorabilia. The Avro Anson MK2 began production in Canada in 1942 and the Royal Canadian Navy operated them until 1952...Read more
Memorial service held for Nanton pilot
CTV.ca, May 18th
Mourners were surrounded by vintage airplanes and aviation memorabilia as they said goodbye to the much loved pilot. Denny Loree was also remembered as a devoted father, husband and farmer. "I knew when his work day was done...Read more
2Do: Museums, parks, family events and more for May 18-24, 2012
Plain Dealer (blog), May 17thThe Crawford Auto Aviation Collection galleries are temporarily closed for renovations. All other areas of the WRHS History Center will remain open during construction. Museum hours: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 pm Sunday...Read more
Buying a piece of space and aviation history
NECN, May 16th"Because you know man stood on the cliffs at night and looked up to the skies, 'What is that and how do we get there?' And we figured it out!" RR Auction's space and aviation collection goes live on line May 17. Bidding closes on May 23...Read more
Frontiers of Flight Museum honors Gary Kelly
Dallas Business Journal, May 11thHaddaway's aviation memorabilia and archives were the seed of both the History of Aviation Collection at UT Dallas and the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Matt covers transportation, energy, government and economic development...Read more
Blue Angels flight helmet among items at upcoming space auction
Examiner.com, May 10thAll come from the estate of a savvy modern aviation collector and includes rarely-offered helmets and pressure suits that were the forerunners of the equipment used by the astronauts. Also included are flown relics from the F-117A and SR-71,...Read more
