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Pair of Asolo plastic climbing boots

Accession Number

956.2012.1

Object Name

Pair of Asolo plastic climbing boots

Created

10/01/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

10/01/2012

Brief Description

Pair of Asolo plastic climbing boots

Materials

plastic, carbon fibre

Dimensions

28.5(l) x 9(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

"ASOLO AFS SUPERLITE CARBONFIBRE" on boots
"VIBRAM" on soles

Colour

green,yellow

Maker

Asolo

Provenance

Koflach and Asolo were the two main producers of plastic boots when they took the mountaineering world by storm in the 1980's. Koflach were probably first on the scene but Asolo seemed to get ahead of the game eventually with boots like these. We did hear that one reason for Asolo's rise in the UK was because Koflach did not have, or lost, their UK distributor, which, whether true or not, gives us a hint of how products could succeed or fail very easily.

Acquisition Method

Donated by John Fulton

Acquisition Date

10/01/2012

Condition Check Date

10/01/2012

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

10/01/2012

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