General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Vinyl exterior, fabric interior, metal fittings and zipper.

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

43.0 cm

Height

13.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Blondy

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1961-1965

Canada

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 in 1964 they changed their name to Air Canada. Case originally sold for to TCA employees for $3.75. Donated to Air Canada archives by Jan Papworth from Calgary.

Function

Flight bag sold to TCA employees.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Two identical plates exterior of case reads: "[TCA maple leaf logo]/ TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES/ AIR CANADA"/

Missing

None apparent

Finish

Vinyl over cardboard structure. Mottled medium blue with metal zipper enclosure. Black plastic plate with raised silver? company identification on both sides of case. Loop handle. Red fabric interior with one large pocket in lid.

Decoration

N/A