Handbag [NAC]

Object detail

Accession number

2013.308.1

Maker

National Airways Corporation
So Obviously Rex

Production period

1950s
1960s
1970s

Description

Black leather box shaped flight attendants hand bag. Medium length single shoulder strap with buckle, slanted front flap with bronze twist clasp on left proper. Tan textile lining inside with interior pockets on front and back. Sewn into lining is a silver metal pilots wings badge with "NZ" in centre and a small metal NAC logo pin. White label sewn inside bag "So Obviously / "Rex"".

Marks

A. BARKER W107 Hand-written
So Obviously / "Rex" Label

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Leather
Processed Material/Textile
Processed Material/Metal

Collection

Textiles Collection

Credit Line

National Airways Corporation et al. 1956-1970. Handbag [NAC], 2013.308.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Bag, Carrying Purse Personal Artefacts Personal Gear Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Production place

Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

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