Item SH 920928 Boots - Desert, Lace-up, Brown, Pigment Manufacturers of Australia, circa 1961-1990

Summary

Alternative name: work boots

Pair of worn brown leather desert boots with black cloth laces. Blue-black discolouration, probably from chemicals. The boots were worn circa 1961-1990 at Pigment Manufacturers of Australia.

P.M.A. was established at Laverton in 1961. It manufactured two main classes of pigments, Azo and Phthalocyanine, which were sold mainly to the local ink and paint markets. P.M.A. closed down in 1990 due to a range of economic and environmental fctors.

Physical Description

Pair of brown leather desert boots with black cloth laces. Heavily worn, particulary on the vamps. Blue-black discolouration, probably from chemicals. Soles curved upwards to toes. Tearing along stiching at edges.