A vintage Air New Zealand 'Fragile / Fragil' baggage handling sticker, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full red Air New Zealand Fragile / Fragil handling label
- 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
Bright red and impossible to miss, this Air New Zealand handling label shows a cracked wine glass between the words 'Fragile' and 'Fragil', with the airline's name along the bottom. Check-in staff stuck labels like this on bags and parcels holding something breakable, a plea to the baggage handlers in two languages. Air New Zealand grew out of Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL), set up in 1939 by the governments of New Zealand, Britain and Australia, and was renamed Air New Zealand on 1 April 1965.
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.