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matchbook: Pan American World Airways, New Zealand

Date:1950s
Medium:Cardboard, sulfur, phosphorus, metal, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.147.472
Dimensions:2 x 2 x 1/4 inches (5.1 x 5.1 x .6 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Matchbook / Matchbox
airline: Pan American World Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Matchbook issued by Pan American World Airways; white cover with logotype and color illustration of statue and man holding spear with text, “New Zealand”; illustration of aircraft in flight with text, “Fly PAA Pan American World’s Most Experienced Airline” on reverse; blue with illustration of airplane captain and two female crew members with text, “At Your Service” on interior; blue-tipped.

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