Sewing kit

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1991.1070.002
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: promotional/airline
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.1070.002

MANUFACTURER: Feature Match Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Card stock cover, run-stoppers & card; steel staple; synthetic (?) fabric thread; steel needle; unidentified chemicals in heads of run-stoppers.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Feature
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Trans-Canada Air Lines changed its name to Air Canada in 1965.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Primary function: airline promotion (TCA). Can be used for small sewing tasks or to repair snags & runs in stockings - includes a selection of thread and 8 "run-stoppers'.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on front reads: "many/Thanks/[logo]/for/SHOWING/VIA TCA/IN YOUR ROUTINGS/Gerry Gray (?)/Agency & Interline/Sales Mgr./trans-Canada Airlines/FEATURE MATCH CO. Ltd. Montreal & Toronto"; lettering on back reads: "[TCA logo]/TRANS-CANADA/AIR LINES/serves/ALL CANADA/UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM/EUROPE/BERMUDA-CARIBBEAN"; lettering across top of flap reads: "The Maple Leaf Route"; instructions for use inside flap.
Missing: Sewing needle, one run-stopper & some thread.
Finish: Predom. orange with black lettering; flap is predom. black with orange lettering.
Decoration: TCA maple leaf logo on back & flap.

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Feature Match Co. Ltd., Sewing kit, before 1966, Artifact no. 1991.1070, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.1070.002/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.