A vintage United Airlines FRAGILE / FRAGIL handling label with a white wine glass on hot pink, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full United Airlines Fragile / Fragil label 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 white stemmed glass stands on a vivid pink field between the words FRAGILE and FRAGIL, with the United Airlines name along the foot. The broken-glass warning is the universal shorthand for 'handle with care', and the two spellings let handlers read it in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Labels like this were stuck on checked bags and parcels rather than given out as souvenirs. United's own story began with a Varney Air Lines airmail flight from Boise to Pasco in April 1926.
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.