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Jaegar woollen balaclava

Accession Number

1015.2012.1

Object Name

Jaegar woollen balaclava

Created

27/09/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

27/09/2012

Brief Description

Cream Jaegar woollen balaclava with bobble

Materials

wool

Dimensions

30(l) x 26(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

ON label inside "JAEGAR WOOL MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN"

Colour

cream

Maker

Jaegar

Object Production Place

Great Britain

Provenance

Dr Jaegar's Sanitary Woollen System came into being in 1884 when Lewis Tomatin opened a shop with that name in Regent Street, London. Named after German zoologist Dr Gustav Jaegar, Tomatin had translated Jaegar's teachings which espoused the use of animal fibres in clothing, and liked them so much he decided to make a business out of them.
For over a century, Jaegar has been the Rolls Royce of clothing, blankets, sleeping bags and just about anything to do with animal fibres, particularly wool.
We reckon it was around the 1960's when this woollen balaclava came along and for a decade or two this type of bonnet was standard headgear for mountain goers. There's still a few around in the early 2000's and this, much used one, still has plenty of life in it. It's one Mick Tighe acquired somewhere along the way and was once used in his mountain guiding company - Nevis Guides.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

27/09/2012

Condition Check Date

27/09/2012

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

27/09/2012

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