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Karrimor Pamir Rucksack

Accession Number

1613.2021.1

Object Name

Karrimor Pamir Rucksack

Created

25/06/2021

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

25/06/2021

Brief Description

Large blue Karrimor Pamir rucksack with padded back and canvas straps. Metal buckles and drawstring top. Zipped pocket in top cover.

Materials

nylon, metal, leather

Dimensions

70(L) x 37(W) x 20(D) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On label "K/P ACCRINGTON ENGLAND KARRIMOR PAMIR"

Colour

blue, grey

Maker

Karrimor

Object Production Place

Accrington, England

Provenance

Charlie and Mary Parsons created the Karrimor Bag Company in 1946 to make cycle bags for their Rawtenstall cycle shop. Various changes in the market over the next couple of decades led to a decline in the cycling fraternity which prompted a move into the rucksack market.
Thousands of rucksacks subsequently flowed out of the Karrimor factory, each aimed at a specific type of outdoor person and each bearing a specific name, often of a mountain or mountain range. In this case the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan.
Not exactly sure where we got this sack from but another wee addition to our ever growing collection of Karrimor items.

Acquisition Date

25/06/2021

Condition Check Date

25/06/2021

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

25/06/2021

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