Objects Database

Vango-Zephyr-Solo Tent

Accession Number

1566.2020.1

Object Name

Vango-Zephyr-Solo Tent

Created

28/10/2020

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

28/10/2020

Brief Description

Vango solo tent in zipped bag with drawstring end.

Materials

Nylon

Dimensions

Bag - 45(L) x 36( circumference) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

“VANGO ADVENTURE PROVEN ZEPHYR MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN VANGO ZEPHYR SOLO”

Colour

Green, orange

Maker

Vango

Object Production Place

Great Britain

Provenance

We don’t think this wee tent has ever been out if its bag even though it must be at least 20 years old. Waiting for a dry day to put it up but we’ll keep it as a time capsule meanwhile.
Tent maker, James McLlwraith, teamed up with an Alistair Moodie in 1966 to create Vango, which is an anagram of the Glasgow area where the company was based - Govan.
The company became the UK’s leading tent maker particularly with their iconic and extremely popular Force Ten range of tents.
We suspect the tent we have here in the collection dates from the 1990’s when a new wave of lightweight campers were roaming the hills and companies like Vango were catering to their needs.
Still trading in 2020, Vango now call themselves AMG which seems rather silly. We’ve e-mailed to ask them if they have any info on our wee tent and await a reply.

Acquisition Date

28/10/2020

Condition Check Date

28/10/2020

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/10/2020

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