General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Heavy card stock

Dimensions

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

Length

35.5 cm

Width

27.5 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

To commemorate the founders of Trans Canada Airline.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print reads "T.C.A FOUNDERS/ To commemorate the founding in 1937, of Canada's/ transcontinental air line, the following persons/ active in its beginning have signed:". Below are over twenty signatures. Print at the bottom of page "The heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails". First label on the back of scroll reads "Gratefully received by/ AIR CANADA [Air Canada logo]/ From the private collection of/ M.A. METCALF [handwritten name]". Second label "INFLIGHT/ EN VOL", and handwritten print "DR. #5/ Lg negs.".

Missing

none apparent

Finish

Heavy cream coloured card stock with multi coloured scrolled edges. At the top of the scroll is Canada's coat of arms (slight variations to the current coat of arms). Centre of scroll is cream coloured with red and black print. Print written in calligraphy and handwritten signatures. Red TCA logos. There are two labels on the back of scroll, the first has red and black print on cream coloured background. The second has purple print and handwritten print in pencil on a white background.

Decoration

There are three TCA logos: Two of airplanes and the centre logo is "TCA" with the maple leaf in the centre.