Charles Lindbergh Pencil Box, circa 1927
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Artifact Overview
Charles Lindbergh's solo New York to Paris flight in May 1927 made him a hero around the world. "Lindy" appeared on posters, sheet music, coins, tapestries, and almost every other imaginable souvenir. Lindbergh appears alongside his airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, on this pencil box. "WE," the title of Lindbergh's 1927 memoir, refers to the pilot and his plane.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Case (Container)
Date Made
circa 1927
Creators
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky
Object ID
2001.155.24
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Color
Green
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Length: 7.75 in
Width: 2.125 in
Inscriptions
printed on top of pencil box:
"WE" / THE "SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS" AND "LINDY"
embossed on underside of pencil box:
WALLACE PENCIL CO. U.S.A.
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After barnstorming and piloting in the Army Reserve, Charles Lindbergh started flying mail between St. Louis and Chicago in 1925. The job provided sound experience flying in all conditions. Following his 1927 solo transatlantic flight, Lindbergh used his newfound fame to advance aviation however he could -- from organizing transcontinental airline service to making promotional air mail flights over his old route.