WWI Wings: examples and patterns - Chris Norman WWI Reference Thread

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Chris Norman (cwnorma) with some help from Patrick Frost (pfrost) compiled a year's-long compendium of WWI wing research and history that he published in weekly postings. They are all gathered here chronologically so they can be referenced quickly. Thanks to Chris for his dedicated work.

 

 

1. Introduction to Weekly World War Wings

2. E. A. Dreher and Sons

 

3. French made junior military aviator/observer

 

4. US-made Junior and Reserve Military Aviator

 

5. The Dunham Edition

 

6. 2nd Type Observer

 

7. Possible Eisenstadt of St. Louis

 

8. "Dallas" type

 

9. French pattern, US made

 

10. Pin back US made wing

 

11. Hand-made 'Bat' Wing

 

12. J.J. Sweeney Co. of Houston, TX wings

 

13. French-made Bullion Wing

 

14. Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Philadelphia, PA Naval Aviator

 

15. I. Scheuer & N.S. Meyer Pattern Wing

 

16. American-made 3-Piece Pattern

 

17. G.W. Haltom Jewelers, Fort Worth, TX Patterns

 

18. Unknown US-made Junior and Reserve Military Aviator or Observer

 

19. Henry Clay Homrighous and Co., Memphis, TN Patterns

 

20. Re-Caps of posts 7-2 and 1-6

 

21. E.A. Armstrong Manufacturing Co., Chicago, IL Patterns

 

22. Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA Patterns

 

23. "Large Type" Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA Patterns

 

24. Unknown Bullion Junior Military Aviator

 

25. H.C. Homrighous and Co. Observer

 

26. G.W. Haltom Military Aviator Wing

 

27. Uncut French-made Junior and Reserve Aviator or Observer

 

28. Classic American-made Bullion Pattern

 

29. American-made Bullion Pattern Pin-back

 

30. American-made Bullion Pattern Pin-back

 

31. Army & Navy Store Co., Inc. Patterns

 

32. Jessop Reserve Military Aviator

 

33. Gold-accented US-made Bullion Wing

 

34. Eisenstadt Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, MO "Dallas" Wing

 

35. Jeweler-made "Mustache" Pattern Wing

 

36. Unknown Broad-shield Pattern "Dallas" Wing

 

37. Bullion Naval Aviator 

 

38. Paye and Baker Pattern Wing

 

39. Enlisted Aviator

 

40. English-made Bullion Pattern

 

41. William Link Pattern Wing

 

42. French-made Bullion Wing

 

43. Unknown US-made Pattern

 

44. Shreve and Co., San Francisco, CA

 

45. Unknown US-made Etruscan Revival Style Pattern

 

46. French-made Bullion Observer

 

47. F. Kirchenbauer Inc., Newark, NJ Naval Aviator 

 

48.Tiffany & Co. Pattern Wing

 

49. RFC-type Observer Bullion Wing

 

50. Bailey, Banks and Biddle 2nd Type Observer Wing

 

51. Unknown Bombing Military Aviator Wing

 

52. US-made Aeronaut Wing

 

53. Special Edition: The 'Adams" Wing