Jacket, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: AIRLINE/MALE
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0543.002

MANUFACTURER: Tip Top Tailors Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wool blend/ metal buttons

Dimensions

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

Length: 80.0 cm
Width: 46.0 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: Tip Top
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Issued February 26, 1965
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. Uniform was issued in 1965, during the time TCA was becomming Air Canada. Inside label indicated Air Canada, however the jacket has TCA buttons. There are also no stripes at the cuffs. The jacket could have been made for flight crew or passenger services. Jacket and trousers belonged to Mr John E Saul C17815.
Function: Male airline uniform. Uniform does not have stripes at the cuff.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: White label with black-brown print, inside right reads: "Uniform/ Styled/ [logo]/ by TIP TPO TAYLORS"/ Label inside right breast pocket reads: "No. AIR CANADA 4409/ Mr JOHN E SAUL/ DATE FEB 26 65 C17815"/ Second part of tag reads: "SPECIAL ORDER/ 694200 [red print]/ ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF/ AMALGAMATED CLOTHING/ [sewing machine in the centre of diamond pattern]/ UNION MADE/ CLOTHING/ WORKERS OF AMERICA/ GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD/ [illigible]/ COPYRIGHT 1948/ SERIES SSN [red print]"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Navy blue wool with gold TCA buttons/ double breasted
Decoration: N/A

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Tip Top Tailors Ltd., Jacket, uniform, 1965, Artifact no. 2003.0543, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0543.002/

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