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Parachute Silk Sleeping Bag Liner

Accession Number

1248.2015.1

Object Name

Parachute Silk Sleeping Bag Liner

Created

19/05/2015

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

19/05/2015

Brief Description

Sleeping bag liner made from parachute silk

Materials

silk

Dimensions

208(l) x 92(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

gold

Provenance

There were very few outdoor shops back in the 1950's and if you found one a lot of the gear would be ex military and we're taking a guess that pioneer Scottish mountaineeer, Bill Skidmore, paid a visit to one sometime back then and came away with a World War Two parachute. It's possible that he got it for nothing from a pal in the Territorial Army who'd nicked it from the Quartermaster but we would never accuse anyone of doing such a thing!
We do know that this sleeping bag liner is made from World War Two parachute silk and that Bill Skidmore was a prolific maker of his own gear, so it seems likely that sometime back in the 1950/60's he got hold of some silk and made this liner which Bill's widow, Mary, kindly donated to us when Bill passed away in 2015.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mary Henery

Acquisition Date

19/05/2015

Condition Check Date

19/05/2015

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

19/05/2015

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