General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic cloth; steel zipper & snap fastener

Dimensions

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

Length

84.0 cm

Width

55.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

3.0 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1967 to mid 1970's

Canada

Unknown

Function

worn by Stan Sheldrake while flying Spirit of Canada hot air balloon

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering on crest on right breast reads: "SPIRIT OF CANADA/1867/1967/STAN SHELDRAKE/CANADIAN Y2B-1 AERONAUT"; embroidered lettering on crest on left breast reads: "Canada"; lettering on name tag reads: "STAN"; lettering on back reads: "SPIRIT/OF/CANADA"; lettering embroidered on crest of left shoulder reads: "Canada"

Missing

N/A

Finish

predom. red; white stripes; white draw string; white name tag with red lettering on front; red lettering on white irreg. field on back; red-white-blue crests on front & left shoulder; red & white crest on right shoulder

Decoration

broad white vertical sporting stripe; white bands on sleeves; picture of balloon on crest on right breast; embroidered pictures of beaver and canadian flag on crest on left breast; crest bearing image of Canadian flag on right shoulder; crest bearing image of maple leaf on left shoulder