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Slioch salopettes

Accession Number

1112.2014.1

Object Name

Slioch salopettes

Created

04/02/2014

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

04/02/2014

Brief Description

Pair of blue Slioch goretex salopettes with front zip and four zipped pockets.

Materials

gore-tex, nylon, plastic

Dimensions

128(l) x 55(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

"SLIOCH" on front label. "SLIOCH OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT MADE IN SCOTLAND GORE-TEX FABRICS S" on inside labels

Colour

blue

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 salopettes 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

04/02/2014

Condition Check Date

04/02/2014

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

04/02/2014

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