Suitcase
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AIRLINE/FLIGHTCREW
- DATE
- 1961
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0888.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Blondy Luggage Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Vinyl exterior, fabric interior, metal fittings and zipper.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.0 cm
- Width
- 43.0 cm
- Height
- 13.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Personal gear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Blondy
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montreal
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1961-1965
- Canada
-
TCA was formed by the Canadian National Railways. They launched their first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. Throughout the next 25 years, TCA became Canada's national airline, and in 1964 they changed their name to Air Canada. Case originally sold for to TCA employees for $3.75. - Function
-
Flight bag sold to TCA employees. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Two identical plates exterior of case reads: "[TCA maple leaf logo]/ TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES/ AIR CANADA"/ Label inside reads: "BLONDY LUGGAGE CO./ MONTREAL/ U.S. & CANADA PATENT PENDING"/
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Vinyl over cardboard structure. Mottled medium blue with metal zipper enclosure. Red plastic plate with raised gold company identification on both sides of case. Loop handle. Red fabric interior with one large pocket in lid.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Blondy Luggage Co., Suitcase, 1961, Artifact no. 2003.0888, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0888.001/
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