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Transcontinental Air Transport Toy Plane
Transcontinental Air Transport Toy Plane
Transcontinental Air Transport Toy Plane

Transcontinental Air Transport Toy Plane

Manufacturer / Maker (founded 1894)
Dateca. 1930
Mediumdie-cast, painted metal
Dimensions2 × 6 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (5.1 × 16.5 × 14.6 cm)
ClassificationsRecreational Objects
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Marilee Schmit Nason
Object numberPC2012.1.1
DescriptionTwo-winged plane painted red on top with a silver underbody and wings. Wheels and propellers are intact. This object is a TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) toy plane that was made by the Hubley Manufacturing Company. TAT handled mail and passenger service flying out of the Albuquerque Airport in 1929. It would later merge to create the Western Air Express in 1930.
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