Badge, uniform cap

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OBJECT TYPE: AIRLINE/PASSENGER SERVICES/FEMALE
DATE: 1965–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0599.006

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 6
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: 5.8 cm
Width: 1.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Between January 1966 and 1969.
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. The female uniform is made of smoky-grey terylene and wool. The jacket has four large self covered buttons, a semi-fitted front and straight back. The A-line skirt is knee length. The white cotton blouse has a small bow on the collar. The smoky-grey pillbox hat is made of felt and has a turned up brim. The hat is perched on the back of the head with Air Canada insignia placed on its the left side. The smoky-grey straight coat has a removable lining for all-year-round wear and the uniform is finished with six-button-length black gloves. A specially designed identification tag with Air Canada logo and employee name is worn on left breast. The uniform was designed by Michel Robichaud of Montreal, and the insignia by Maurice Brault of Montreal. The uniform was manufactured by Tip Top Tailors and D'Allairds Ltd.
Function: Air Canada uniform for female sales employees at ticket offices and airports.
Technical: Cloth, which was made of 55% terylene and 45% wool was treated to prevent static electricity.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: none
Missing: N/A
Finish: Silver metal with maple leaf Air Canada logo cut out/ 2 screw posts and nuts/ Identification tag is affixed to cap 2003.0599.5
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Badge, uniform cap, between 1965–1969, Artifact no. 2003.0599, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0599.006/

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