folding fan: Swissair

Date:c. 1960
Medium:Bamboo, ink, nylon, cord
Credit Line: Gift of John M. Burnard
Accession Number:2008.054.011 a b
Dimensions:10 x 15 1/2 inches (25.4 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Passenger Amenity, Museum
Subcategory:Fan
airline: Swissair
company: Swissair
Description

Folding fan issued by Swissair for inflight passenger use; in multiple parts: a. white background with illustration of woman in robes seated under a tree beside a river; bamboo sticks and guards with leaf motif carvings; metal rivet with orange double tassles attached; b. clear plastic sleeve with servicemark in gold.

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