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Military (WD) gloves and mitts

Accession Number

1430.2017.1

Object Name

Military (WD) gloves and mitts

Created

30/11/2017

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

30/11/2017

Brief Description

Three pairs of military gloves and one pair of military mitts.

Materials

wool, cotton

Dimensions

a 25(L). b&c 28(L). d 40(L) cmsInside b&c

Number Of Objects

4 pairs

Inscription Description

Inside b&c “ 292/6/N79(CON 16C) and an upright arrow.
Inside d “ THOMAS ENSOR & SONS MAKERS MILBORNE PORT 1941 W ^ D 262”

Colour

khaki, cream

Maker

Thomas Ensor & Sons

Object Production Place

Milborne Port

Provenance

Apparently the collective name for a gloves is an elicat, though quite why we are not sure. A hand, a palm or a warmth might be better terms, though ‘ a missing’ might work better since one always is!
Either way, we have a pile of gloves/ mitts here in the collection which we have kept together since they are all from the same era and all belonged to Dick Goweres who was a leading light in the Creag Dhu Mountaineering Club and one of the first to instuct at Glenmore Lodge in the 1940’s.
All the gloves/ mitts are ex WD(War Department) and have the classic ^. One pair, at least, is made by Thomas Ensor & Sons of Milborne Port, Somerset in 1943 and we suspect the others are of the same vintage and manufacturer.
This excellent ‘elicat’ of gloves is a classic example of a post war Britain when ex WD gear was about the only gear available to hillwalkers, climbers and mountaineers. Fortunately, most of it was good quality, durable and cheap!

Acquisition Method

Donated by Stephen Gibson grandson of Dick Gower

Acquisition Date

30/11/2017

Condition Check Date

30/11/2017

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

30/11/2017

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