Objects Database

Short johns

Accession Number

173.2008.1

Object Name

Short johns

Created

15/10/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

15/10/2008

Brief Description

Woollen short johns. Three button holes on flies, two buttons, one missing. Two tape loops on front. Tape lining on waist.

Materials

wool, tape

Dimensions

55 (l)cms. 40(w) cms. 17(Inside leg ) cms.

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Label on back of waistband reads "THE WOLF BRAND" above a picture of a wolf and "PURE WOOL" below. Label beside reads "1520C TT" below two sectors of grey circles with a "4l"

Colour

cream

Maker

Wolf

Object Production Place

UK

Provenance

This pair of short johns were discovered in a cushion - being used as stuffing- in the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club hut at Blackrock in Glencoe.
Their provenance prior to that can only be wondered at, though the markings inside - pictured opposite - tell a little story of their own
Wolf Brand was one of the many clothing companies operating during World War Two and the CC 41 logo alongside it tells us that these short johns were manufactured to government standards which were in operation during the war.
Generally known as utility clothng, it had to be made economically with currently available raw materials at affordable cost which could be covered by the coupons in use at the time. Furniture was also regulated this way.
This nicely dates our short johns to the 1940’s and leaves us wondering how they ended up in a cushion!

Acquisition Date

15/10/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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