A circa-1950 poster for TAI, Compagnie de Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full TAI globe-and-stamps 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 desk globe on its stand, scattered with postage stamps from faraway places, sits beneath a passing airliner on this white-ground poster for TAI from around 1950. The stamps hint at the mail and passengers the airline carried across its long routes. Founded in 1946, Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux built a network from Paris to Africa, Indochina and the French Pacific, flying Douglas DC-4 and DC-6 airliners in the 1950s. In 1963 TAI merged with UAT to form UTA, later absorbed into Air France.
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.