Transcontinental Air Transport Toy Plane

Used by Transcontinental Air Transport

Manufacturer / Maker Hubley Manufacturing Company (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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