General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

cotton?

Dimensions

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

Length

65.0 cm

Width

38.0 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

Original

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Vancouver

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1948-1953

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. 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, (2003.0295-2003.0296) a navy blue wedge cap with a TCA pin and white gloves. This particular uniform was the third uniform issued by TCA, and was worn between 1948 to 1953. The four button jacket was made of navy blue serge for winter and beige serge for summer. The uniform was worn with a cream coloured wide collar blouse and a wedge shaped hat. The uniforms were tailor made by Eaton's.

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Label sewn in blouse is damaged and partially reads: "[logo of an owl]/ STYLED BY/ Original/ Blouse [label damaged and is mostly illegible]/ VANCOUVER/ CANADA"/

Missing

N/A

Finish

Cream coloured cotton blouse with wide collar and 5 cream coloured plastic buttons

Decoration

N/A