Object Details
- Physical Description
- A metal pin in the shape of a top down view of the Spirit of St. Louis. The wing of the aircraft has small pieces of cut glass placed into recesses in the metals surface. "N-X-211" is engraved onto the top of the wing.
- Summary
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Stanley King Family.
- Inventory Number
- A20040296048
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture
- Materials
- lead zinc alloy, glass, ink
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 3.5 × 0.4 × 2.2cm (1 3/8 × 3/16 × 7/8 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040296048
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv938144e91-6751-4570-9f83-3ce9df867cc2
