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OBJECT TYPE: airline/promotional
DATE: 1946–1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0869.001

MANUFACTURER: Canada Decal (Western) Ltd.
MODEL: Pacific Western Airlines
LOCATION: Delta, British Columbia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.3 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Canada Decal
Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
City: Delta

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Pacific Western Airlines was founded in 1946 operated throughout western Canada and around the world from the 1950s through the 1980s. On March 27, 1987, Canadian Pacific Airlines, Eastern Provincial Airways, Nordair and Pacific Western Airlines amalgamated to form Canadian International Airlines. On March 31, 1989, Canadian Airlines purchased Wardair. From 1987, Canadian International was the second largest airline after Air Canada. After years of financial difficulties, Canadian International was purchased by Air Canada in 2001.
Function: Decal can be removed from the paper backing and transferred to a surface in order to promote or identify Pacific Western Airlines.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Face reads: "PACIFIC/ WESTERN/ AIRLINES/ logo"/ Navy print on bottom: "PW 234B"/ Handwritten on back of decal by Air Canada archivist reads: "988-126-54"/ Print on back reads: "CANADA DECAL [logo of a rooster] (WESTERN) LIMITED/ TILBURY INDUSTRIAL PARK/ 7542 VANTAGE PLACE DELTA B.C. V4G 1A5/ (604) 946-1316/ CLEAN SURFACE TO WHICH EMBLEM IS TO BE APPLIED/ USE MINERAL SPIRITS E.G. VARSOL TO REMOVE/ ALL WAX, GREASE OR OIL./ REMOVE BACKING PAPER FROM EMBLEM STARTING/ FROM SPLITS./ PLACE EMBLEM ON THE SURFACE BEING CAREFUL/ TO TOUCH THE CENTRE DOWN FIRST./ USING A SQUEEGEE OR STIFF PIECE OF CARDBOARD/ SMOOTH THE EMBLEM DOWN FLAT WORKING FROM/ THE CENTRE TO THE OUTSIDE EDGES./ CAUTION DO NOT APPLY TO COLD SURFACES./ #1259/ PART NO. PW234B"/ Handwritten upper right by Air Canada archivist: "988-16-54"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Rectangular white decal with navy blue edge, medium blue print and red and medium blue logo.
Decoration: Pacific Western Airlines' logo.

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Canada Decal (Western) Ltd., Decal, between 1946–1987, Artifact no. 2003.0869, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0869.001/

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