A vintage Japan Air Lines "Baggage - Fragile - Handle With Care" label with a broken wine glass, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full Japan Air Lines fragile baggage 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
A tall orange-red handling label with a cream border shows the universal sign of trouble: a wine glass snapped in two. BAGGAGE heads the label, FRAGILE and HANDLE WITH CARE run below, and JAPAN AIR LINES sits at the foot. Unlike souvenir stickers, labels like this were working tags, stuck on bags to warn baggage handlers. Japan Air Lines was formed in August 1951 and began international flights with its Pacific Courier service to the US West Coast in February 1954.
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.