The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
1431.2017.1
Ann Wakeling Ventile Jacket
30/11/2017
Hermione Cooper
30/11/2017
Ventile jacket with drawstring hood and nylon zip. 2 buttoned pockets and 1 velcro pocket. 6 metal studs.
Ventile cotton
80(L) x 60(W) cms
1
On label " VENTILE 100% COTTON" and washing instructions. on tag below "WAKELING"
pale green
Ann Wakeling
Aviemore
Make and mend is an old naval term for an afternoon off, or more specifically, an afternoon without ship’s duties when sailors could make or mend their uniforms since they were not issued with them in the early days.
Not surprisingly then, that when Ann Wakeling started her sewing business in Aviemore in the 1970’s she called it Make and Mend. She mended lots of things and made lots of others including this fabulous ventile mountain jacket. Ventile had been invented during World War 2 in an effort to increase the survival time of pilots who ditched into the sea. It worked and greatly increased the survival rate.
The cloth was popular after the war and still has a following 60/70 years later. Recent trials have compared it favourably with Gore-Tex and other modern, alleged, waterproof materials.
Lovely little timepiece. Thanks Ann.
Donated by Ann Wakeling
30/11/2017
30/11/2017
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
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