Coat, uniform
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- OBJECT TYPE
- airline/ground crew
- DATE
- 1943
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0317.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Openbrig
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- gaberdine shell with fleece lining/ metal snap/ metal zipper
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 84.0 cm
- Width
- 45.0 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
- Openbrig
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1943 -
- Canada
-
Trans Canada Airlines (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 on January 1, 1965, TCA changed their name to Air Canada. Coat belonged to Gordon Hykle. - Function
-
TCA winter coat used by the ground crew. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Green embossed fabric label at neckline reads: "OPENBRIG/ PROOF/TO/ WIND/ AND/ RAIN/ SUPERFINE GABERDINE/ MADE IN ENGLAND"/ Black marker print on label reads: "HYKLE"/ Burgundy embossed fabric label sown at base of zipper reads: "GUARANTEED/ NORTHERN/ SHRUNK"/ Embossed on zipper pull reads: "FLASH"/ Air Canada baggage tag attached to neckline reads: "Gratefully received by/ AIR CANADA [logo]/ From the private collection of/ GORDON HYKLE [name handwritten in ink]"/
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Off white coloured fabric coat with silver metal snap button/ Medium blue flannel lining/ Hood attached to coat/ Large round off white logo with red thread embossed TCA and maple leaf sown to back of coat
- Decoration
- Large round off white logo with red thread embossed TCA and maple leaf sown to back of coat
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Openbrig, Coat, uniform, circa 1943, Artifact no. 2003.0317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0317.001/
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