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Also found at the same estate sale as the other Colonial Airlines items, this set is not marked with any ownership name. The fork is 6 inches and the knife is 7 inches, common airline size? Our former owner could have gotten these any where, but they were found in the same box with the Colonial flatware. I did not find on the net any pattern or manufacturer for Colonial Airliner Flatware. What say ya'll?
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Convair : I do not know anything about your flatware , but I just have to ask you something . I have seen your screen name of Convair before . Did you use to work at Convair ? The reason I ask is that my father worked there for over 25 years .