1931 Pilot Homecoming Celluloid Pin for John Polando Lynn, Massachusetts Long Distance Record Setter
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1931 Pilot Homecoming Celluloid Pin for John Polando Lynn, Massachusetts Long Distance Record Setter

Code: mca10001ma
$120.00


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ARTIFACT: This is a 1931 homecoming celluloid pin for pilot Joe Polanda of Lynn, Massachusetts. This pin was made to celebrate Polando's return to the States after set a long distance record flight between New York and Istanbul, Turkey earlier in the year. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag, and shows a head shot of Polando flanked by the American and Turkish flags.

VINTAGE: Circa 1931.

SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in diameter.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Celluloid-wrapped tin, paper backing.

ATTACHMENT: Straight pin.

MARKINGS: THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. BUTTONS, BADGES, NOVELTIES AND SIGNS NEWARK, N.J.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a civil aviation collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJL94 LABJX7/12

CONDITION: 8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The pin shows only light wear.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.