matchbox: Compania Cubana de Aviacion, Lockheed L-1049G Super G Constellation

Date:late 1950s
Medium:Cardboard, wood, phosphorus, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
Accession Number:2015.057.006
Dimensions:2 1/2 x 2 x 1/2 inches (6.4 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Matchbook / Matchbox
airline: Pan American World Airways
aircraft: Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
company: Lockheed
Description

Matchbox issued by Compania Cubana de Aviacion promoting Lockheed L-1049G Super G Constellation; black and white photographic image of aircraft in flight with text, “Super G Constellations (equipadas con radar) [equipped with radar]”; "winged globe" logo and black and white photographic image depicting stewardess in uniform on reverse; “Fosforos Cubanos” printed on side.

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