mghcal Posted May 26, 2014 Share #51 Posted May 26, 2014 Really cool wing John! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathbonemuseum.com Posted June 16, 2014 Share #52 Posted June 16, 2014 A fortunate find coming from a poorly described wing that ended up being much better than I could have imagined. A rare William Link & Co pattern observer wing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted June 16, 2014 Share #53 Posted June 16, 2014 Wow!....lookie at them feathers!......mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbunnyB/3/75FA Posted June 16, 2014 Share #54 Posted June 16, 2014 love the detailing, and another name to add to the list of wanna gets,LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted June 17, 2014 Share #55 Posted June 17, 2014 That is a real pretty wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted June 17, 2014 Share #56 Posted June 17, 2014 Beautiful wing...congratulations! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschwartz Posted June 17, 2014 Share #57 Posted June 17, 2014 Congrats Tod. You deserve it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZPhil Posted June 17, 2014 Share #58 Posted June 17, 2014 Those are a very detailed set of beautiful wing's. How do you know they are William Link & Co? I don't see the W Co mark. Are there any proof marks on the pin? Semper Fi Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathbonemuseum.com Posted June 17, 2014 Share #59 Posted June 17, 2014 The only way I know is that I sent it to Cliff Presley. After consulting the Cliff Notes, he came back with the answer that it was a Wm Link pattern. I have no other resource to refer to. However I trust Cliff's vast knowledge on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mghcal Posted June 18, 2014 Share #60 Posted June 18, 2014 Wow Todd that's a beauty! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted June 18, 2014 Share #61 Posted June 18, 2014 a simply gorgeous set of wings. thanks for showing, -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted June 18, 2014 Share #62 Posted June 18, 2014 That is a beautiful wing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZPhil Posted June 19, 2014 Share #63 Posted June 19, 2014 Well I guess Cliff would be the Go To Guy on wings. I also want to throw out a compliment on you site Tod. AWESOME!!!!! I got that saved to my Fav's! Semper Fi Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aff96 Posted June 19, 2014 Share #64 Posted June 19, 2014 A beauty by my fav maker!Congrats! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathbonemuseum.com Posted June 19, 2014 Share #65 Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks everyone. I sent it to Bob to put on his site for posterity. And thanks for the compliments on the website. Working on getting it updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted June 19, 2014 Share #66 Posted June 19, 2014 Stunning wing Tod, BTW, why don't you have Lucy model some of the hats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathbonemuseum.com Posted June 21, 2014 Share #67 Posted June 21, 2014 If I could get her to sit still i might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathbonemuseum.com Posted July 29, 2014 Share #68 Posted July 29, 2014 A few weeks ago I found a great Link observer badge with the detailed feather pattern. This week I was fortunate enough to add a similarly patterned Link Airship wing to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mghcal Posted July 29, 2014 Share #69 Posted July 29, 2014 Geez Tod I don't know how the heck you keep finding these things! I've never even seen one for sale before. You've got to be one of the luckiest wing collectors out there. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathbonemuseum.com Posted July 29, 2014 Share #70 Posted July 29, 2014 Hi Mike. No. Just obsessive searching. Seriously. Thanks. Oh, and having other people on this forum who can help me separate the wheat from the chaff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted July 29, 2014 Share #71 Posted July 29, 2014 WAY TO GO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted July 30, 2014 Share #72 Posted July 30, 2014 HI Tod, Any chance of a shot of the top edge of the wing and a close up of the balloon? Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Militaria Posted August 1, 2014 Share #73 Posted August 1, 2014 Last week I picked up another wing to add to this thread. It falls into the Amcraft style that Mel pointed out in the beginning of the discussion. What is very unique about this one is that it has screw post fasteners on the back. These narrow type of screw posts are normally seen on 1920's-mid 1930's era collar brass. It is clearly done by the manufacturer, yet I don't think I have ever seen this on a post WWI wing. John I hate to say this but I don't think that wing is a vintage piece. Looking at how the back is finished and the posts are added does not look right. Also the patina color of the front of the wing does not look right either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Militaria Posted August 1, 2014 Share #74 Posted August 1, 2014 These balloon wings don’t look good to me. The silver color is off, lacking patina/age. The back and edges are not finished out correctly and seems to be some lack of detail in the airship. Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17Guy Posted August 3, 2014 Share #75 Posted August 3, 2014 Personally, I don't see anything wrong with this Link Airship wing badge. It appears to have been cleaned at some point, which would account for the lack of patina, but it shows all the attributes that a badge of this type should have Best, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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