Jacket, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: airline/flight attendant
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0290.002

MANUFACTURER: Tip Top Tailors Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic and natural fibre blend/ plastic buttons

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 45.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: February 14, 1944 - (Label sewn in pocket) Used between 1944 - 1947 (See S.I.)
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 second uniform issued by TCA, and was worn between 1939 and perhaps up to 1949. The military style uniform was made of a navy-blue serge for winter and a grey serge for summer. There were one or two stripes at the sleeve depending on the flight attendant's rank, the jacket had three metal buttons, a handkerchief in the pocket, a wide collar blue? blouse, a TCA pin worn on the lapel and a grey or navy blue wedge cap. This particular uniform belonged to Mrs. Rita (Meyer) Spencer. She wore this uniform from 1944 to 1947, flew the Atlantic routes, and was based in Winnipeg. (see S.I.)
Function: Trans-Canada Air Lines' flight attendant's uniform.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Label inside right breasts reads: "[scissor logo] Tip Top Tailors/ LTD./ TAILORED TO MEASURE"/ White label inside right pocket reads: "This garment was made specially to/ [ill]/ Mr. ISS R MEYERS/ WINNIPEG Branch/ No. B5 93 FEB 14 44/ TIP TOP TAILORS/ Trade Mark Reg./ CANADA'S HIGH CLASS TAILORS"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Navy blue with one off-white stripe on sleeves/ No buttons, at breast or cuffs
Decoration: Women's three button jacket

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Tip Top Tailors Ltd., Jacket, uniform, circa 1944, Artifact no. 2003.0290, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0290.002/

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