Gumboots by Dana Cowles https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0 Complete this padlet to show all you know about gumboots. History, uses, how they are a NZ icon etc. Use your own knowledge and research to do this. en-us 2017-10-16 09:48:46 UTC 2025-10-11 14:42:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Te Aroha https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581166 They were made out of latex rubber from gum trees]]> 2017-10-16 21:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581166 Tyissa https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581198 they help your feet not get muddy

]]> 2017-10-16 21:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581198 Alex https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581430 Red Bands - A Kiwi Icon. Traditionally gumboots have always come up to just below the knee. However in 1958 staff at Marathon Rubber Footwear - the forerunner to Skellerup - decided to create a shorter boot and on 21st October the first pair of Red Band gumboots rolled off the production line and became an instant hit around the country.

]]> 2017-10-16 21:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581430 Alex https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581536 The first pairs of Red Band Men's gumboots retailed for twenty five shillings and 11 pence. Red Band gumboots continued to be made at Skellerup’s Woolston factory in Christchurch until the late 1980s when economic considerations forced the company to move production offshore.

The Women's and Children's range were introduced in 1997 and in 2011 the Junior boot completed the Red Band family range.

]]> 2017-10-16 21:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581536 Pranav https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581801 Gumboots were originated in New Zealand And made for farms]]> 2017-10-16 21:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197581801 Adelia https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582318 Gumboots are a type of footwear that was created in New Zealand in September 1943.]]> 2017-10-16 21:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582318 Te Aroha https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582615 There is a gumboot landmark in Taihape]]> 2017-10-16 21:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582615 Tyissa https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582859 By 1965 the factory covered 130,000 square feet, employed 540 New Zealanders and had produced 21 million pairs of high quality gumboots in the 26 years since opening.]]> 2017-10-16 21:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582859 Te Aroha https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582863 There is a gumboot day in Taihape followed with a gumboot throwing contest]]> 2017-10-16 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197582863 Robin https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197585961 gumboots were made to help get through water and mud without getting wet,because they are made of waterproof latex rubber]]> 2017-10-16 21:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/197585961 https://padlet.com/danac1/9hmahtflnbu0/wish/198032837 People use them on a farm to not get muddy or stand in poo

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