Airplane cloth

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Name/Title

Airplane cloth

Entry/Object ID

2017.104.1

Description

Woven fabric from the fuselage of wrecked plane from World War II. Canvas with a waterproof coating over orange and blue color.

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1945

Dimensions

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

These two pieces of Airplane Cloth were removed from the fuselages of wrecked World War II planes. Pepperell Manufacturing Company was a major supplier of airplane cloth which was also used for life rafts.