The c.1950 BOAC Speedbird mobile poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full Speedbird mobile poster art for BOAC
- 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 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 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.