The "Skyway" poster from Tasman Empire Airways Limited printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full TEAL "Skyway" poster 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 Māori figure stands before a sunset sky as a TEAL flying boat passes overhead in this "Skyway" poster for Tasman Empire Airways Limited. TEAL opened its trans-Tasman service in April 1940 with a weekly flying-boat run from Auckland to Sydney, making 130 crossings and carrying 1,460 passengers in its first year. Through the 1950s its flying boats also worked the island-hopping Coral Route to Fiji and Tahiti, before the airline switched to land planes in 1960. TEAL later became Air New Zealand.
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.