Name/TitleAdvertising fan for British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) - Speedbird

About this objectFolding fan advertising British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) - Speedbird.
Monture: Bamboo - natural sticks, polished guards.
Mount: Cyan-coloured double paper leaf, printed in colour on both sides.
Obverse: Set within a frieze bordered by branches of stylised roses are six costumed figures (from l to r): a Mounty (Americas), a girl with a basket on her head (Caribbean), a Beefeater (Europe), a tall tribesman (Africa), a Japanese lady (Asia), and a Mounty with Kangaroo (Australia). Above the border, the words 'All over the World, BOAC takes good care of you'. After a design by K. M Adelman.
Reverse: the BOAC logo in gold and navy blue. Lower left edge of leaf impressed with unidentified (Japanese) characters.

MakerAdelman, K. M

Maker RoleArtist

Date Madec. 1950s

PeriodTwentieth Century

Medium and MaterialsMonture: Bamboo, natural & polished
Mount: Paper, colour-printed

Place MadeFar East

Inscription and MarksObverse: 'All over the World BOAC takes good care of you' / Adelman
Reverse: BOAC logo / impressed characters

MeasurementsGuard Length: 22.5 cm
Leaf Depth: 13 cm
Leaf Span: 38.5 cm

Subject and Association KeywordsAdvertising>Flight

Named CollectionThe Fan Museum Trust

Credit LineThe Fan Museum

Object TypeFan (folding)

Object numberLDFAN2002.14