Coat, Flight Attendant, United Airlines

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Hart, Schaffner, and Marx

Physical Description

Gray, wool,1 button, 2 flap pockets, 1 breast pocket, full lining.

Summary

Flight Attendant

United Airlines, 1946

Flight attendants wore this uniform while serving aboard United DC-4s just after World War II.

Gift of Helen Elizabeth McLaughlin

Inventory Number

A19880396000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil

Materials

Uncharacterized Fabrics (Likely Wool and Synthetic Fabrics)

Uncharacterized Thread

Silver Alloy

Enamel

Plastics

Dimensions

Clothing (On Mannequin): 62.5 × 42.5 × 16cm (2 ft. 5/8 in. × 1 ft. 4 3/4 in. × 6 5/16 in.)

3-D (Coat, Stored with Light Padding): 65.4 × 68.6 × 5.7cm (2 ft. 1 3/4 in. × 2 ft. 3 in. × 2 1/4 in.)

3-D (Badge): 4 × 1.3 × 1.3cm (1 9/16 × 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

America by Air

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9db1f290b-757c-4367-b8c9-6f91490b7a01

Record ID

nasm_A19880396000