Badge, uniform cap

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OBJECT TYPE: airline/flight attendant
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0294.004

MANUFACTURER: Scully Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.0 cm
Width: 4.6 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Scully
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Worn between 1947-1950
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.
Function: Trans-Canada Air Lines' flight attendant's uniform.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Embossed logo with maple leaf design and wings reads: "TCA"/ Back of badge reads: "SCULLY LTD./ MONTREAL"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Tarnished TCA metal uniform cap badge fastened to cap 2003.0294.3/ Badge also has two nuts to fasten to cap
Decoration: N/A

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Scully Ltd., Badge, uniform cap, 1947, Artifact no. 2003.0294, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0294.004/

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