General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

Jacket [.1]

Patents

N/A

General Description

Synthetic fabric [53% Fortrel- polyester, 45% wool blend]; synthetic [?] lining; moulded synthetic buttons.

Dimensions

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

Length

75.5 cm

Width

49.0 cm

Height

6.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

English Scotch

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This item designed to be worn [winter] 1969- 1974. This jacket presumably worn after issue January 24, 1973.

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 winter version of the uniform issued for passenger agents and ground host/hostess in 1969. The complete summer uniform consisted of a Medium Green jacket, pale green shirt, and green trousers, and a choice of two ties, striped in blending shades of green and gold. For outerwear, the uniform included a topcoat in "Air Canada Bronze". [Ref. 1]

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"English & Scotch Woolen/ Company Limited/ MONTREAL/ Mr. D. Zivkovic/ Date Jan. 24/73 Order No. 9273" printed on off-white label sewn inside inner pocket. "53% FORTREL POLYESTER - 45% WOOL/ fORTREL*/ * REG'D. T.M./ IRON AT/ REPASSER A 350 [degrees] F. MAX." printed on blue and white fabric label sewn inside jacket, near front edge.

Missing

One button missing from jacket front.

Finish

Green synthetic fabric [53% Fortrel- polyester, 45% wool blend] jacket; black synthetic [?] lining; translucent green moulded synthetic buttons.

Decoration

N/A