Jacket, uniform
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- OBJECT TYPE
- military/airman's service dress, winter
- DATE
- 1939–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0010.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Polikoff Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- predom. wool serge fabric; unidentified cloth lining & pockets; brass buttons; embroidered cloth thread badges; unidentified non-ferrous metal Operations Badge & maple leaf clasp on ribbon
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 79.0 cm
- Width
- 58.0 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
- Polikoff
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Europe
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
numerous Canadian personnel served in RCAF sqadrons attached to RAF commands - Function
-
worn to distinguish members of RCAF from other service branches & other nationalities - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- embroidered lettering on shoulder insignia reads: "CANADA"; embroidered lettering on qualification badge reads: "AG/RCAF"; lettering on cloth tag sewn inside near hem reads: "JACKETS/Airmen, Simplified/Size No. 3 [possibly 8?]/Height 5'7" & 5'8"/Breast 37"/38"/Waist 34/POLIKOFF LIMITED/[broad arrow]"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- dark blue; brazen buttons; silver Operational Badge; white nationality & rank insignia; red, white, brown & black qualification badge; multi-coloured ribbons
- Decoration
- Warrant Officer 2nd Class insignia (Tudor crown) on both sleeves; Air Gunner qualification badge on left breast; Operational Badge on left breast pocket; raised Tudor crown & eagle on buttons; ribbons on left breast above pocket; borad arrow symbol on mfr's tag
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Polikoff Ltd., Jacket, uniform, between 1939–1945, Artifact no. 2007.0010, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0010.001/
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