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Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Type

AWARDS-Insignia

Manufacturer

Russell Uniform Co.

Physical Description

British West Indian Airways Ltd. cap badge; yellow embroidered thread wreath surrounding inner locking letters "BWIA" in center of badge; winged lion statant surmounts badge.

Dimensions

3-D: 6.5 × 0.6 × 7.8cm (2 9/16 × 1/4 × 3 1/16 in.)

Materials

Felt
Cotton Embroidery Thread
Adhesive
Paper
Ink
Graphite Pencil

Inventory Number

A19951624000

Credit Line

Found In Collection. Donor Unknown at this Time. Found on NASM Premises.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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