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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0988.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plastic card; leather strap; steel buckle.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.4 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Possibly 1950's or 1960's?
Canada: Unknown
Function: Attached to air traveller's luggage to identify the owner (TCA President Gordon McGregor) as a member of the United Air Lines 100.000 Mile Club, which was likely the ancestor of the Frequent Flyer's Club.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on side 1 reads: "Mr. Gordon R. McGregor"; lettering on logo ddirectly underneath reads: "UNITED AIR LINES"; lettering on logo on side 2 reads: "UNITED/AIR LINES"; lettering beside logo on same side reads: "100,000/MILE/CLUB".
Missing: N/A
Finish: White tag with blue & gold lettering & symbols; blue strap; silver buckle.
Decoration: 2 different United Air Lines logos - one on each side of tag.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tag, baggage, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1991.0988, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0988.001/

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