Description: This listing is for a lot/Collection Of 10 unusual & Rare All Different Eastern Airlines Buttons/ pin backs lapel pins - lot #3 (other lots are listed) This lot includes the following 10 Eastern Airlines - please see pics for the exact items and condition of each that will be shipped.Eastern Puts Florida On Sale - (flamingos) :measures 3" diameterKeep our dream Flying : measures 2 1/4" diameterBuy a Chevy win a trip on Eastern Chevrolet: measures 3" diameterWe have to earn our wings every day Small plastic lapel/hat pin : measures 1 1/4" x 1" We have to earn our wings every day : measures 2 1/2" diameterPositive Employee Action Committee PEACE : measures 2 1/4" diameter I Heart Eastern - label pin 5/8" square"Eastern I" depicting a airplane (marked:empress specialty company NY 10018 AT 1 69) 1 1/2" diameter (we think # 8 is the rarest of all the pins we have ...)2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate? Eastern's Frequent Traveler (version 2 - we have another version in a separate listing) : measures 2 1/4" diameterEastern and Proud of it : measures 1 1/4" diameterCondition is listed as pre-owned they were found stored along with other Eastern Memorabilia at the estate of an Eastern employee. Some of these have some issues on the back ( spots or tarnishing) but none have any damage and the pins work on them all. Please review the pictures of the exact items that will be shipped. We have quite a few other Eastern items we will be listing from the same estate. About EAL:Eastern Air Lines was a major American airline from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution, it was headquartered at MIA in Miami, Florida (Previously Headquartered in NYC until 1975). It was one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines created by the Spoils Conferences of 1930. In 1938 World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker bought Eastern from General Motors. Rickenbacker pushed Eastern into a period of growth and innovation; for a time Eastern was the most profitable airline in the post-war era, never needing state subsidy. It had a near monopoly in air travel between New York and Florida from the 1930s until the 1950s and dominated this market for decades afterward.In the late 1950s Eastern's position was eroded by subsidies to rival airlines and the arrival of the jet age. On October 1, 1959, Rickenbacker's position as CEO was taken over by Malcolm A. MacIntyre, a brilliant lawyer but a man inexperienced in airline operations. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, during the deregulation, labor disputes and high debt loads strained the company under the leadership of former astronaut Frank Borman. Frank Lorenzo acquired Eastern in 1985 and moved many of its assets to his other airlines, including Continental Airlines and Texas Air. After continued labor disputes and a crippling strike in 1989, Eastern ran out of money and was liquidated in 1991.We have quite a few other Eastern items we will be listing from the same estate. IF YOU HAVE ANY, PLEASE E-MAIL US WITH ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION AND RETURN POLICY BEFORE ORDERING. Thanks for Shopping on eBay and supporting small businesses!
Price: 49.95 USD
Location: Athens, Georgia
End Time: 2024-09-12T17:26:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Badges & Pins
Airline: Eastern
Modified Item: No
