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Black's Good Companions Sleeping Bag

Accession Number

656.2008.1

Object Name

Black's Good Companions Sleeping Bag

Created

15/12/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

15/12/2008

Brief Description

'Black's' down sleeping bag. Hood with cotton tapes at the top.

Materials

cotton, down

Dimensions

186(l) x 78(w)cms.

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"FIN 31" stencilled onto hood

Colour

yellow

Maker

Blacks

Object Production Place

Scotland

Provenance

Thomas Black founded a sailmaking and chandlering business in Greenock, Scotland in 1863. His son, also Thomas, changed the emphasis and direction of the company in the early 1900's by diversyfying into tent manufacture which reaped big rewards from military contracts during World War 1.
Always ahead of the game, Black's Good Companion Catalogue was launched in 1932, a sumptious blend of equipment and narrative, way ahead of its time and proving to be an excellent marketing tool.
The icelandic, Pal-o-Mine and Good Companion sleeping bags were iconic items from the 1930's right up to the turn of the century when Blacks ceased to exist in its original form.
The one we have here in the collection is in excellent condition and was kindly donated by M.J.Fraser

Acquisition Method

Donated by M.J. Fraser

Acquisition Date

15/12/2008

Condition

hood torn

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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