General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Blend of synthetic and natural fibres/ metal cap badge/ synthetic interior band

Dimensions

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

Length

31.0 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

13.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STOKES

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Issued 21-6-1965

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. The female uniform is made of smoky-grey terylene and wool. The jacket has four large self covered buttons, a semi-fitted front and straight back. The A-line skirt is knee length. The white cotton blouse has a small bow on the collar. The smoky-grey pillbox hat is made of felt and has a turned up brim. The hat is perched on the back of the head with Air Canada insignia placed on its the left side. The smoky-grey straight coat has a removable lining for all-year-round wear and the uniform is finished with six-button-length black gloves. A specially designed identification tag with Air Canada logo and employee name is worn on left breast. Uniform belonged to Mr. Jack Saul No. 107. The uniform was designed by Michel Robichaud of Montreal, and the insignia by Maurice Brault of Montreal. The uniform was manufactured by Tip Top Tailors and D'Allairds Ltd.

Function

Air Canada uniform for male sales employees at ticket offices and airports.

Technical

Cloth, which was made of 55% terylene and 45% wool was treated to prevent static electricity.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

White label with black and red print on inside of label reads: "Stokes/ CAP & REGALIA LTD./ TORONTO ONTARIO"/

Missing

N/A

Finish

Smoky-grey fabric/ Black hat band/ Silver metal cap badge with "Air Canada" cutaway logo on face/ red interior lining

Decoration

N/A