A vintage Northwest Orient Airlines bag sticker with a red jet tail inside a dark roundel, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full Northwest Orient Airlines red-tail roundel
- 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 bright red jet tail fills this roundel, lettered Northwest Orient Airlines around the rim. Northwest painted its tails red from World War II on as a visual aid in harsh weather, and in 1962 it adopted a jet tail in a circle as its main logo, the motif seen here. The Orient branding, used from 1947, reflected the airline's transpacific network anchored in Tokyo. Stickers like this were handed to passengers for their luggage and made the red tail familiar far beyond the airport.
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.