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Slioch Mountain Jacket

Accession Number

964.2012.1

Object Name

Slioch Mountain Jacket

Created

11/01/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

11/01/2012

Brief Description

Red and black Gore-tex jacket with drawstring hood. Nylon zip and 8 press studs down front. Four large pockets with velcro fastenings.Nylon waist and bottom drawstrings.

Materials

gore-tex, nylon, plastic

Dimensions

80(l) x 60(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Black RECTANGULAR label with "SLIOCH" on front.Round navy badge on sleeve with "SLIOCH GORE-TEX FABRICS" Inside label reads " GORE-TEX FABRICS" and logo.Also label with "SLIOCH OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT MADE IN SCOTLAND" "M"

Colour

red, black

Maker

Slioch

Object Production Place

Scotland

Provenance

A lady called Mary Buchanan set up Slioch back in 1982. Based at Poolewe in the North West Highlands it was a small, bespoke business that specialised in tailor-made clothing for the outdoor person. Several Scottish mountain rescue teams had waterproofs made by Slioch and the jacket we have here in the collection once belonged to John Fraser of the Ochils Mountain Rescue Team.
Mary sold the business to a couple called Tes and Catherine Urquart-Taylor, we think in the late 1990's. They traded fairly successfully for a decade or so, but finally ran out of luck and business around 2006. The mountain which gave the company its name remains, tall and proud, beside Loch Maree, but sadly Slioch, the gear manufacturer is no more.

Acquisition Method

Donated by John Fraser

Acquisition Date

11/01/2012

Condition Check Date

11/01/2012

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

11/01/2012

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