Jacket, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1657.001

MANUFACTURER: Y & W Sportswear Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montreal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. unidentified cloth - likely synthetic; steel belt buckle; unidentified non-ferrous metal buttons

Dimensions

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

Length: 85.0 cm
Width: 62.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 6.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Y&W
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1967 to mid 1970's
Canada: Unknown
Function: worn by Stan Sheldrake while flying Spirit of Canada hot air balloon
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering embroidered on crest of right breast reads: "CANADA-U.S.A."; lettering on crest on left breast reads: "SPIRIT OF CANADA/1867/1967/STAN SHELDRAKE/CANADIAN Y2B-1 AERONAUT"; lettering embroidered on crest on left shoulder reads: "CANADA"; lettering on cloth tag sewn inside collar reads: "Styled by/[crown]Y & W/SPORTSWEAR INC./MONTREAL CANADA"
Missing: N/A
Finish: red, white & blue stripes; brass buckle & buttons; 2 red-white-blue crests; 1 red-white-blue-yellow crest
Decoration: multi-coloured vertical stripes; crest bearing image of balloon; crest bearing image of maple leaf; crest bearing image of crossed canada & US flags & hands clasped in friendship

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Y & W Sportswear Inc., Jacket, flying, circa 1967, Artifact no. 2004.1657, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1657.001/

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