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Slioch wind stopper hat

Accession Number

1052.2013.1

Object Name

Slioch wind stopper hat

Created

19/02/2013

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

19/02/2013

Brief Description

Blue and black hat.

Dimensions

28(w) x 25(h) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Label inside reads "SLIOCH OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT MADE IN SCOTLAND" Other label reads "THE WINDSTOPPER GORE WS GORE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY WORLDWIDE GORE-WS THE WINDSTOPPER IS A TRADE MARK OF W.L. GORE & ASSOC INC." Laundry instructions on reverse. Black and silver Slioch label on outside.

Colour

blue/black

Maker

Slioch

Object Production Place

Scotland

Provenance

Mary and Jim 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.
Mary sold the business to a couple called Tes and Catherine Urquart-Taylor in the 1990's and in the process of promoting their new aquisition Tes and Catherine gave Mick Tighe some gear, including this hat, to wear when he was working as a stunt man on a mountain rescue film. Mick doesn't think it was his fault, but a few years later (circa 2005) the business ran out of luck and ceased to trade.
Slioch, the mountain still stands tall and proud beside Loch Maree, but the business that borrowed its name for a decade or two, is no more.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

19/02/2013

Condition Check Date

19/02/2013

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

19/02/2013

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