General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

Synthetic and natural fibre blend/

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Various

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

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Details

Markings

see other part numbers

Missing

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Finish

The pencil slim uniform is made of a dark blue fabric for winter. The jacket features wing lapels with a TCA pin on the left. The white sharkskin blouse has short sleeves, a roll collar and bone buttons. The "head hugging" hat has a TCA pin and also a hat pin to secure it to the hair. The uniform is completed with a pair of white gloves.

Decoration

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