The 1950s "Qantas presents the Super Constellation" poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Qantas presents the Super Constellation" 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 Lockheed Super Constellation, with its graceful curved fuselage and triple tail, sweeps low over a beach on a teal ground in this poster announcing "Qantas presents the Super Constellation." The artist is not recorded. The Super Connie opened a new chapter for the airline: on May 15, 1954, a 60-passenger Qantas Super Constellation left Sydney on the first service to San Francisco and Vancouver. The crossing took about 30 flying hours with fuel stops in Fiji, Canton Island and Hawaii, on a route Qantas named the Southern Cross Route after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's pioneering 1928 flight.
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.