Early Aviation Badge/Fob?

[curbdiggercarl57]

Spent about an hour and a half at a site that has produced well in the past, but is slowly dwindling in finds, at least for me. One hour and twenty nine minutes into the hunt, I was walking back to my car, and decided to well, um, talk to a tree down a hill, near the creek. Walking back up the hill, this was sticking out of the ground. Detector wasn't on, but I since was holding it, and according to the Detecting Rules and Regulations Manual, it still counts as a detector find. About 1 and a 1/2' tall, it is made of stamped copper, and is thinner than what a fob tends to be. It depicts an early monoplane flying over a city. I'm thinking pre-war, about 1909-1913-ish. Any help in identifying it would be appreciated.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice badge CDC. Hope you get it ID'd. I like old military relics like that

 

[wolcottdigger]

I've seen the wings and propeller on other posts but yours very different.

 

[michigan michael]

Very Cool!

 

[silverfreak]

Now that's cool CDC.

I am looking forward to someone ID'ing it for you

 

[allen]

one of the neatest badges ive ever seen !

 

[PBK]

Great fob!

I believe it's a retail novelty item rather than an official commemorative issue, and probably c. 1910-20. One source says the image resembles a 1910's Bleriot Antoinette. The example shown below was recently offered for $45— and probably a bargain at that price.

 

[Roger Mn.]

Nice looking Fob. You should be detecting that hill side.

 

[CRUSADER]

Great fob!

I believe it's a retail novelty item rather than an official commemorative issue, and probably c. 1910-20. One source says the image resembles a 1910's Bleriot Antoinette. The example shown below was recently offered for $45— and probably a bargain at that price.

Nice ID, agreed its a commercial piece.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Great fob!

I believe it's a retail novelty item rather than an official commemorative issue, and probably c. 1910-20. One source says the image resembles a 1910's Bleriot Antoinette. The example shown below was recently offered for $45— and probably a bargain at that price.

Nice ID, agreed its a commercial piece.

I thought so as well. It's too thin for the average fob. Thanks for the info, by the way, how do you place a "Solved" comment on your posting?

 

[Baldingboy]

Edit your post and while in there, change the field up close to where the post title is to have a solved icon. Congrats of a cool find.
BB

 

[TiredIron]

Being old....an old aviation buff....and having an old airplane, I find your item interesting. Aviation in Denver happened a lot in Overland Park in the teens. There is also records of the Vandersarl Brothers constructing a Bleriot Monoplane from plans and flying it over and around the farmlands just north of the Fitzimmons Army Hospital. Its suprising that early aviators risked coming to Colorado to fly and promote aviation due to our altitude and lack of air density.
Your fob IMO was a Promo Item from those day. I don't need a street address, but would like to know what part of Denver you found it? Denver had quite a few small airports in and around, as well the Parks that were used for demonstrations.
Cool find
TiredIron

 

[HISPAN]

Awesome fnd

 

[Woodland Detectors]

And who said there nothing cool but gold to dig in CO?

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Being old....an old aviation buff....and having an old airplane, I find your item interesting. Aviation in Denver happened a lot in Overland Park in the teens. There is also records of the Vandersarl Brothers constructing a Bleriot Monoplane from plans and flying it over and around the farmlands just north of the Fitzimmons Army Hospital. Its suprising that early aviators risked coming to Colorado to fly and promote aviation due to our altitude and lack of air density.
Your fob IMO was a Promo Item from those day. I don't need a street address, but would like to know what part of Denver you found it? Denver had quite a few small airports in and around, as well the Parks that were used for demonstrations.
Cool find
TiredIron

Thanks for the info, I ended up researching the flight by Fitzsimmons at the library, came up with this photo. I knew about Overland Park, (stupid golf course, lying on top of untold treasures), but not the military base flights.
Carl