A vintage American Airlines label for its exclusive connecting service with the airship Hindenburg, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full American Airlines Airship Hindenburg connecting service label 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
Under the arched words Airship Hindenburg, the great zeppelin floats above an American Airlines airliner on the ground, framed by red stars and a red base reading American Airlines Inc., Exclusive Connecting Service. In 1936 and 1937, American's timetables advertised connections with the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, linking dozens of U.S. cities to transatlantic airship service to Frankfurt. American also ran a short Lakehurst to Newark flight for airship passengers. Baggage labels like this one were issued for those travelers, a brief partnership that ended with the Hindenburg disaster of 1937.
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.