The early-1950s BOAC "Hermes Speedbird" poster printed on a 100% cotton tee.
- Front: the full "Hermes Speedbird" airliner poster art for BOAC
- Shirt: Gildan 2000.
- Sizes and colors: Small to 4XL in Navy, Black and White
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
This horizontal BOAC poster introduces the Handley Page Hermes, one of the airline's Speedbird fleet in the early 1950s. The artist is not recorded. BOAC ordered 25 Hermes IVs in 1947, and the four-engined, Bristol Hercules-powered airliner entered service on 6 August 1950 on the West Africa route from London to Accra via Tripoli, Kano and Lagos, with services to Kenya and South Africa following before year end. Its BOAC career was short: the Canadair Argonaut replaced it in 1952, though a few Hermes briefly returned in 1954 after the Comet was grounded.
The Gildan 2000, made with 100% U.S. cotton and the latest breakthrough in soft cotton technology, the Gildan Ultra Cotton family has been remastered for improved printability, quality, and comfort you can see and feel.
Comes in sizes Small to 4XL.
Comes in 3 colors: Navy, Black and White.
Care instructions: Machine wash warm, inside out, with like colors. Only non-chlorine bleach. Tumble dry low. Medium iron. Do not iron decoration. Do not dry clean.
| Size | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Length at Back | 28" | 29" | 30" | 31" | 32" | 33" | 34" |
| Chest (shirt, laid flat) | 18" | 20" | 22" | 24" | 26" | 28" | 30" |
| Fits Body Chest Size | 34-37" | 38-41" | 42-45" | 46-49" | 50-53" | 54-57" | 58-61" |
- Body Length at Back: Measured from the high point of the shoulder to the finished hem at the back.
- Chest (shirt, laid flat): Measured across the chest one inch below the armhole when laid flat.
- Fits Body Chest Size: The body chest measurement each size is designed to fit.