paperweight: Pan American World Airways (Cargo), British Rototherm

Date:1970s
Medium:Marble, plastic, cork, metal, paint
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph P. Hanna
Accession Number:1998.131.017
Dimensions:2 1/2 x 2 x 2 inches (6.4 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Desk Accessory
Manufacturer :Paperweights, Inc.
airline: Pan American World Airways
aircraft: Boeing 747
company: Boeing , Pan American World Airways
Description

Marble paperweight with thermometer, issued by British Rototherm for Pan American World Airways; illustration of Boeing 747 freighter airplane on front with text "A well fed beast is a happy beast / Pan Am Cargo"; thermometer reads in centigrade and fahrenheit.

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