General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Felt/ Grosgrain ribbon for inside band/ gold metal cap badge

Dimensions

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

Length

25.0 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

8.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Stetson

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1949-1953

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. 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. This particular uniform was the third uniform issued by TCA, and was worn between 1948 - 1953. The four button jacket was made of navy blue serge for winter and beige serge for summer. It was worn with a cream coloured wide collared blouse, a navy blue wedge cap with a TCA pin and white gloves.

Function

Trans-Canada Air Lines' flight attendant's uniform.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Label inside hat reads: "[logo with 2 lions]/ STETSON/ FIFTH AVENUE"/ Small label reads: " 22 1[/]2"

Missing

N/A

Finish

Navy blue felt with gold metal TCA cap badge

Decoration

Gold TCA maple leaf cap badge