The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
964.2012.1
Slioch Mountain Jacket
11/01/2012
Hermione Cooper
11/01/2012
Red and black Gore-tex jacket with drawstring hood. Nylon zip and 8 press studs down front. Four large pockets with velcro fastenings.Nylon waist and bottom drawstrings.
gore-tex, nylon, plastic
80(l) x 60(w) cms
1
Black RECTANGULAR label with "SLIOCH" on front.Round navy badge on sleeve with "SLIOCH GORE-TEX FABRICS" Inside label reads " GORE-TEX FABRICS" and logo.Also label with "SLIOCH OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT MADE IN SCOTLAND" "M"
red, black
Slioch
Scotland
A lady called Mary Buchanan set up Slioch back in 1982. Based at Poolewe in the North West Highlands it was a small, bespoke business that specialised in tailor-made clothing for the outdoor person. Several Scottish mountain rescue teams had waterproofs made by Slioch and the jacket we have here in the collection once belonged to John Fraser of the Ochils Mountain Rescue Team.
Mary sold the business to a couple called Tes and Catherine Urquart-Taylor, we think in the late 1990's. They traded fairly successfully for a decade or so, but finally ran out of luck and business around 2006. The mountain which gave the company its name remains, tall and proud, beside Loch Maree, but sadly Slioch, the gear manufacturer is no more.
Donated by John Fraser
11/01/2012
11/01/2012
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
11/01/2012