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Tulloch Mountaincraft (TMC) Mittens

Accession Number

1717.2023.1

Object Name

Tulloch Mountaincraft (TMC) Mittens

Created

03/07/2023

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

03/07/2023

Brief Description

Pair of red TMC Mittens with elasticated wrists

Materials

nylon

Dimensions

33(L) x 16(W) cms

Inscription Description

1 pair

Colour

red,navy

Maker

Tulloch Mountaincraft (TMC)

Object Production Place

Scotland

Provenance

Tulloch Mountain Craft (TMC) began life in 1970/71 when Dave Challis acquired an old building beside the West Highland Railway, taking the name Tulloch from the small cluster of mostly railway buildings round about.
Dave ran outdoors education courses for mostly young kids,alongside what is best described as a cottage industry, whereby his staff would provide materials for various outdoor clothing items, designed and cut to size. Dave would then deliver these to a few local people with sewing machines who would stitch everything together and he would collect them on his next round.
Fleeces, waterproof jackets, tents and the mittens we have here in the collection were all part of the TMC range, an innovative and traditional way of doing things which unfortunately didn’t last too long since the company went out of business around 1980.
Fortunately, we have a few TMC articles in our collection including these fleece lined nylon mitts kindly donated by our old pal, Bill Newton.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Bill Newton

Acquisition Date

03/07/2023

Condition Check Date

03/07/2023

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

03/07/2023

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