Jacket, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: airline/flight attendant
DATE: 1953–1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0529.002

MANUFACTURER: Tip Top Tailors
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic and natural fibre blend/ plastic buttons

Dimensions

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

Length: 63.0 cm
Width: 45.0 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: Tip Top
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Issued Sept 16, 1953
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. This particular uniform was issued by TCA between 1953 -1963. The pencil slim uniform was navy blue for winter and a Venetian cloth sky TCA blue for summer. The jacket featured wing lapels with a TCA pin on the left. The white sharkskin blouse was tucked in with short sleeves, a roll collar and bone buttons. The "head hugging" hat had a TCA pin and also a hat pin to secure it to the hair. The uniform was completed with a pair of white gloves. Jacket belonged to Ms. L. Houseman (C43204); Skirt belonged to Ms. Weir (58695); Cap belonged to J.M. Pelletier and blouse is unknown.L. "Billie" Houseman woked for the airline from 1944-1983. From 1944-46, she was a flight attendant. From 1946-1953 she was stewardess-in-charge of the of the Toronto base. From 1953-1976 she was Chief-Stewardess, based out of Montreal. In 1976, she became operation support supervisor in Tsawwassan, BC, a position that involved supporting flight attendants.
Function: Trans-Canada Air Lines' flight attendant's uniform.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's label reads: "Fleet Street/ Clothes/ by/ TIP TOP TAILORS"/ TCA label underneath Tip Top Tailor's label reads: "No. W907 TCA/ Mr. L. Houseman/ Date/ SEPT 16 53/ C43204"/ Lower part of label reads: "SPECIAL ORDER/51302 [red print]/ ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF/ AMALGAMATED CLOTHING/ [sewing machine in the centre of diamond pattern]/ UNION MADE/ CLOTHING/ WORKERS OF AMERICA/ GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD/ COPYRIGHT 1949/ SERIES SS1 [in red]"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Navy blue fabric with dark blue synthetic buttons
Decoration: N/A

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Tip Top Tailors, Jacket, uniform, between 1953–1963, Artifact no. 2003.0529, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0529.002/

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