aerocollector2014 Posted January 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 29, 2019 A recent addition to my collection, a rather rare US Navy 1917 Pilots badge by the UK maker Fattorini and Sons Bradford . Wing is full size 2 3/4" Hope you like Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerocollector2014 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted January 29, 2019 Rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 29, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 29, 2019 Not familar with these. Please tell us more...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerocollector2014 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted January 29, 2019 The firm Fattorini & Sons were part of a family of badge and medal makers , there were two firms in the same family both situated in Bradford , the other was Thomas Fattorini , later the companies merged . Both companies produced medal and badges by private order during WW 1 , I know of three RFC bronze wings produced by Thomas Fattorini and marked as such ....these are rare . This though is the first ever aviators wing I have ever seen made by the other company of the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17Guy Posted January 29, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 29, 2019 Just when I thought I had seen it all... Would it be possible to provide a close up of the back mark? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted January 29, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 29, 2019 Super piece! Unknown to me as well. Great find! Congrats! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwnorma Posted January 30, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 30, 2019 Very nice! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay V Posted January 30, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 30, 2019 Hi Any chance of a close up of the maker Mark? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve L Posted January 30, 2019 Share #9 Posted January 30, 2019 Thanks so much for sharing. This is truly an incredible find! another Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted January 30, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 30, 2019 That's a really great wing! Kudos!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted January 30, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 30, 2019 Didn't this firm also make a Jump wing? I seem to recall they did but I could be wrong. Still what a great wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted January 30, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 30, 2019 Patrick, Yes, they made a parachute badge in WWII that is REALLY hard to find. Also, the badge does not look like the standard British style. They look much more like a US made wing. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathbonemuseum.com Posted January 30, 2019 Share #13 Posted January 30, 2019 Nice find Steve. Something no one has seen. That is hard to do here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcatter Posted January 31, 2019 Share #14 Posted January 31, 2019 Wow! It's an outstanding Wing, thank you for sharing! I wonder if Fattorini was of Italian origin... it does not sound like a traditional British name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve L Posted January 31, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 31, 2019 Wow! It's an outstanding Wing, thank you for sharing! I wonder if Fattorini was of Italian origin... it does not sound like a traditional British name! From Wikipedia: Fattorini & Sons was a jewellery business established by a family of Italian immigrants who arrived in the British city of Leeds, in Yorkshire, England in the early 19th century.[1] Antonio Fattorini opened a shop in Harrogate to take advantage of seasonal trade in Harrogate in 1831, this business is today owned and run by descendants of the founders. In the 1850s he opened a shop in Bradford with two of his sons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcatter Posted February 1, 2019 Share #16 Posted February 1, 2019 Thank you Steve for this info! It's incredible: one of the very best Italian wings and medals maker is Johnson, founded in 1830 by Mr. James Johnson, a British medal maker who emigrated from Birmingham (UK) to Milano (Italy)... still in business today. A curious parallel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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