A silver, rectangular box with a hinged lid. The top of the lid has a black oval with the Spirit of St. Louis and silver lettering "Spirit of St. Louis" Below the oval to the left and right black lettering reads "New York" "Paris" The inside of the box has an olive piece of paper with an image of Lindbergh's head wearing a flight cap. Next to him is a cutaway of the Spirit of St. Louis with essential parts labeled. The main part of the box has a molded piece of plastic covered by fabric. The plastic has three troughs that hold two pens. The pens are silver with black caps. They are both the same length but one pen has a removable cap that exposes the head of the pen while the other cap twists and the head of the pen moves out of the body at the bottom. A strip of fabric attached to the plastic hold the pens in place. Created by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Date Created 03/15/2022 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Aviation; Memorabilia; People; Popular Culture Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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