Jacket, Flight Steward, Eastern Air Lines

Object Details

Physical Description: Cream-colored cloth with red and silver trim on shoulder straps, lapel and cuffs. Two rows of chrome buttons down front. Embroidered in red on left chest: "Flight Steward", on left sleeve: "Eastern Air Lines". Three red bars denoting three years service on lower left sleeve above left cuff.
Summary: Steward; Eastern Air Lines, circa 1938; Following the maritime tradition of male stewards, Eastern Air Lines issued this distinctive uniform for its cabin staff. John Brisendine wore this uniform while serving aboard; DC-3s in the late 1930s. The three red stripes denote his three years of service. Eastern was one of the last major carriers to introduce stewardesses, and then only when World War II thinned its male staff.; Gift of John Brisendine

Materials: Natural Fiber Fabrics (Including Possible Silk); Synthetic Fiber Fabrics; Copper Alloy; Chrome Plating; Uncharacterized Thread
Dimensions: Clothing (On Mannequin): 44.5 × 46 × 18cm (1 ft. 5 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 6 1/8 in. × 7 1/16 in.); Other (Sleeve Length): 61cm (2 ft.); 3-D (Overall, Stored with Light Padding): 67.3 × 76.2 × 8.3cm (2 ft. 2 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 3 1/4 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv925b74811-73e6-4387-bb31-87a35921698e