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Black’s Canvas Water Bucket

Accession Number

1579.2021.1

Object Name

Black’s Canvas Water Bucket

Created

24/01/2021

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

24/01/2021

Brief Description

A canvas water bucket with rope handle

Materials

Canvas, rope

Dimensions

23x23x20 cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

“BLACK’S GREENOCK “ on label. “CORNER HALL”handwrirtten

Colour

Green, cream

Maker

Black’s of Greenock

Object Production Place

Greenock, Scotland

Provenance

Thomas Black and son of Greenock in Scotland were prime movers in the outdoor leisure world in the 1950/60’s with iconic items such as their Icelandic and Pal-o-mine sleeping bags, their Black’s mountain tents and a range of hard wearing, useable and innovative camping accessories.
In a world of plastic bottles and aluminium cans, this water bucket seems a little dated, and it is.....probably from the 1950’s.
It’s also rather more environmentally friendly than its modern counterparts, being made from canvas and rope.
An idea and design which still holds water !

Acquisition Date

24/01/2021

Condition Check Date

24/01/2021

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

24/01/2021

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