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Posted 2 years ago
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These are service pins spannig the history of the airline from 1949 through 2005. It includes AAA uniform buttons and service pin, several Allegheny service pins, as well those of USAir and USAirways. It includes a commemorative coin issued for the name change from Allegheny to USAir, a solid silver rudder from the same time period, and a small plastic convair give away item.
This collection represents 2 generations of employees; my Father who started with All American in 1949 and served 19 years, my own pins from Allegheny in 1978 through USAirways for 18 years, as well as those of my wife from 1968 through 2006. Our service was primarily in Reservations in both Pittsburgh and Winston-Salem.
Aviation MemorabiliaFrom the start of regular U.S. passenger service in 1914, travelers have sa…