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Reference code
2017.052
Title
Fjällräven Multipocket Jacket with Removable Sleeves
Date(s)
- 1950 - 2017 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
3
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Name of creator
(1960-present)
Administrative history
Company founder Åke Nordin was born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. In 1950 he created his own backpack with a wooden frame. Ten years later he launched his first product for sale, a backpack with an aluminium frame. Through the 1960s and 1970s the company expanded the product range to include tents, sleeping bags, jackets and trousers such as the Greenland Jacket, the Expedition Down Jacket and the Kånken backpack. In 2017 the company created Bergtagen, a mountaineering collection.
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Scope and content
Pale beige green jacket with multiple pockets, hidden hood and removable sleeves attached by zips. It fastens with a zip and press studs at centre front with drawstring waist and hem. On the inside of the left front is a large diagram with corresponding list of 26 items showing the specific uses of each pocket in Swedish, English, German and French. Leather fox logo on left sleeve.
Country of Design: Sweden
Keywords: Hunting, camping, hiking, survival
Country of Design: Sweden
Keywords: Hunting, camping, hiking, survival
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Cotton, polyester, nylon
Colour/Print: Beige
Label: Fjallraven Original / Adds quality to life / This Wild Wear is produced to follow you in your hardest adventure in town and country
Colour/Print: Beige
Label: Fjallraven Original / Adds quality to life / This Wild Wear is produced to follow you in your hardest adventure in town and country