General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

5

Total Parts

5

AKA

name badge or tag

Patents

N/A

General Description

Gold tone metal pin has enamelled decoration; twin metal post fastener.

Dimensions

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

Length

6.0 cm

Width

1.3 cm

Height

1.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bond

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This item designed to be worn [summer] 1969- 1974.

Canada

Example of a uniform worn by an employee of Air Canada, Canada's national airline since the mid-twentieth century. Air Canada was originally called Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) and was formed by the Canadian National Railways. The company launched its first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. On January 1, 1965, its name was changed to Air Canada. This uniform was the summer version of the uniform issued for passenger agents and ground hostess in 1969. The complete summer uniform consisted of a Gold sports jacket, pale green shirt, green trousers, and a choice of two ties, striped in blending shades of green and gold. The uniform included an raincoat (in "Air Canada Bronze") for rainy days.

Function

To identify the wearer as an Air Canada ground host or passenger agent.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" [logo]/ AIR CANADA/ J.H. SAUL" appears on face of pin; "MADE IN CANADA/ BOND BOYD" stamped into reverse.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Gold tone metal pin has enamelled decoration; twin metal post fastener.

Decoration

Stylized maple leaf AC logo appears on pin face.