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hostess hat badge: Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA)

Date:	1940s
Medium:	Sterling silver
Credit Line:	Gift of Elsa Rairden
Accession Number:	2005.156.001.001
Collection:	Aviation Museum
Category:	Insignia
Subcategory:	Hat Badge, Cabin Crew
Manufacturer :	L.G. Balfour Company
airline:	Transcontinental & Western Air
company:	TWA (Trans World Airlines)

Description

Hostess hat badge issued by Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA); silver wing with logotype and airplane on circular disc; pin with turn-clasp closure on back.

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Exhibitions that this object has been part of

Queen of the Skies: The Lockheed Constellation. On view from November 28, 2015 to May 29, 2016.
Emblems of the Airways: Airline Uniform Insignia. On view from November 17, 2012 to March 24, 2013.

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