Pocketknife, Lindbergh, King Collection

A collapsible knife with a two and a half inch blade. The case of the knife has a resin cover attached to it with three metal pins. One side of the case is blank while the other has an image of Lindbergh in flight cap on the right and the Spirit of St. Louis on the left.

On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.