Object Details
Physical Description
Bleriot Monoplane stick pin; one piece stamped silver. No maker marks.
Summary
In the first decade after the Wright brothers' first successful flights in 1903, public fascination with aviation grew. The airplane soon became part of popular culture. Airplanes and flight related themes began to appear in jewelry, clocks, games, decorative boxes, postcards, and more. This stick pin is of a Bleriot Monoplane.
Credit Line
Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises
Date
ca. 1910
Inventory Number
A19951528000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
AWARDS-Insignia
Materials
Overall: Silver
Dimensions
3-D (2g): 4.5 × 2.7 × 0.5cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/16 × 3/16 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19951528000