The c.1950 BOAC Speedbird mobile poster printed on a 100% cotton tee.
- Front: the full Speedbird mobile poster art for BOAC
- Shirt: Gildan 2000.
- Sizes and colors: Small to 4XL in Navy, Black and Red
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
A hanging mobile of colorful Speedbird arrows floats against a pale ground in this BOAC poster from around 1950, turning the airline's emblem into a piece of mid-century modern design. The artist is not recorded. The Speedbird, a stylized bird drawn as a swift arrow, was the symbol BOAC inherited from Imperial Airways, and it also served as the airline's radio callsign. BOAC was Britain's state long-haul carrier, formed in 1940, and two years after this poster, in 1952, it put the de Havilland Comet into service as the world's first jet airliner.
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 Red.
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.