General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cotton shell with fleece lining/ plastic buttons/ metal zipper/ string pull cords at waist and neck/ leather

Dimensions

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

Length

112.0 cm

Width

54.0 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

United

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950-1964

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.

Function

TCA winter coat used by the ground crew.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Label at neckline reads: "A/ SHELDON/ UNITED GARMENTS LTD./ WINNIPEG"/ Illegible hand written print in ink top of label / Mfr's print on zipper reads: "ACME"

Missing

N/A

Finish

Tan coloured fabric coat with tan coloured plastic buttons/ Red flannel lining/ Hood attached to coat/ Large round tan logo embossed with red thread reads TCA and maple leaf logo sown to back of coat/ Leather around cuffs

Decoration

Large round tan logo with red thread embossed TCA and maple leaf sown to back of coat