The 1956 "Wonderful Copenhagen" poster from Scandinavian Airlines System printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full horizontal "Wonderful Copenhagen" poster art for SAS
- 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
Tivoli Gardens and a uniformed guard set the scene in this 1956 SAS poster for "Wonderful Copenhagen", shown here in its horizontal format. Versions of the 1956 design carry French lines calling the city the laughing gateway of Europe and the crossroads of the world's air routes. The artist is not recorded. That crossroads claim was real: Copenhagen was the hub of Scandinavian Airlines System, and in 1954 SAS opened the first scheduled airline route across the polar region, from Copenhagen to Los Angeles, putting the Danish capital at a junction of Europe's routes to America.
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.