Wool Socks
Nom de l'objet : | Wool Socks |
Type de l'objet : | Sock |
Classification de l'objet : | Man-made artefact |
Catégorie de l'objet : | Personal Artefacts |
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Clothing-Footwear |
Discipline : | Local History Material Culture |
Matériaux : | Wool |
Technique de fabrication : | Knit |
Numéro d'accession : | NoAccession09 |
Province d'origine : | Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-confederation Newfoundland |
Pays d'origine : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
Continent d'origine : | North America |
Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-confederation Newfoundland |
Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
Culture : | Canadian Dominion of Newfoundland |
Secteur géo-culturel : | North America |
Contexte culturel : | Police Uniform |
Date de début de production : | 1935 |
Date de fin de production : | 1950 |
Période : | Mid 20th Century |
Description : | This artefact is a wool sock issued to the Newfoundland Rangers. The sock is knit from blue gray and red wool. It is a heavy knit sock that sits just below the knee. The main body of the sock is of the blue gray wool and has been decorated by the addition of three red bands. The bands run horizontal to the ground and consist of two equal sized red bands that have been interspaced by a thicker band of red. |
Commentaires : | The 1937 Newfoundland Ranger Force Rules and Regulations stated that all men under the rank of officer were to be issued with the following cold weather gear, winter boots known as logans; a fur cap, a winter coat, wool mitts, skin mitts; and moccasins. These wool socks were issued for wear with the logans. The 1937 manual also lists the total issued allotment of socks per man per year as being 4 pairs of socks and 1 pair of long stockings, the wool socks for wear in winter. |
Fonctions : | were issued to the Newfoundland Rangers for use with their winter uniform. |
Longueur : | 53 |
Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
Nombre de parties composantes : | 2 |
Nom des parties composantes : | Socks |
Objets associés : | Also See NoAccession04 NoAccession08 NoAccession10 NoAccession15 |
Établissement : | Whitbourne Museum |
Ville de l'établissement : | Whitbourne |
Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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