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Freezer Boots

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Overview

Freezer Boots, used over regular footwear when entering freezer room. The boots are semi-lined with some soft textile and are tied with leather straps.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.936

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

18 cm

Height or length

38 cm

Depth

27 cm

Contextual information

This room used be used as the ice room for the Butter Factory when it open in 1918. The workers would have worn these boots over their normal footwear when entering this room.

Keywords

Freezing Works, Jetty & Railway

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 2 April, 2024

Completeness

72

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Parent records

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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