Miner's cape

Recovered in 1985 from underground workings in 1985. The Research Laboratory of the National Museum Antiquities of Scotland reported in 1985 that ‘the cape is made of two layers of wool cloth sandwiching a layer of what is probably rubber.’
Object no :
WHCL002n
Collection :
Miners & Quarrymen
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
cloak - length 30”, collar – length 19½”, depth 4½”
Materials :
wool, rubber
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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