A vintage Trans-Texas Airways bag sticker with bold blue TTA initials inside a patterned ring, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full round TTA sticker with its blue rope-pattern border
- 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
Big italic TTA initials in royal blue sit inside a decorative blue ring on this round sticker, with Trans-Texas Airways in small script beneath. Airlines handed out stickers like this for passengers to put on their luggage. Trans-Texas began as Aviation Enterprises, a Houston fixed-base operator founded in 1940 by R. Earl McKaughan, and took the TTA name in June 1947. Its first two DC-3s started serving eight Texas cities on 11 October 1947, and in 1969 the airline became Texas International.
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.