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OBJECT TYPE: AIRLINE
DATE: 1934–1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0436.001

MANUFACTURER: Ayers
MODEL: Ambassador
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: pure wool/

Dimensions

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

Length: 125.0 cm
Width: 131.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Ayers
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
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. One of the first 100 blankets supplied to Trans-Canada Airlines. Used in the Lockheed's, however, it's unknown if it was used in the Lockheed L-10 Electra or the Lockheed L-749 Constellation.
Function: TCA blanket for in flight services.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's label reads: "Ayers'/ PURE WOOL/ AMBASSADOR/ CANADIAN PRODUCT"/ "TCA" letter knitted within the centre of the blanket/ Number "18" painted by hand at the opposite corner of the mfr's label
Missing: N/A
Finish: Beige coloured blanket with red "TCA" letters in the centre, however, there isn't a maple leaf logo/ dark beige satin ribbon around the edge/ blanket has a tartan motif
Decoration: Mfr's label is has a cream coloured background with varying shades of blue for images and print/ Depiction of a ram as logo

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Ayers, Blanket, between 1934–1947, Artifact no. 2003.0436, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0436.001/

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