A vintage AAXICO Airlines cargo label with two smiling telephones, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full AAXICO Airlines "call collect" cargo sticker art
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
Two grinning telephones flank a red banner urging shippers "to expedite your order, call collect" on this charming AAXICO Airlines cargo label, complete with an OLympia 6-5965 phone number and a Cargo Building address at New York's Idlewild Airport. AAXICO - short for American Air Export and Import Company - was incorporated in Florida in 1946 and flew freight with a large fleet of Curtiss C-46 Commandos, much of it for U.S. military contracts. In 1965 it merged into Saturn Airways. A rare piece of air cargo history.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.