Blundstone elastic sided boots

Blundstone Footwear is an Australian footwear manufacturer, based in Hobart, Tasmania. The company's best-known product is its line of laceless, elastic-sided, ankle-length boots. The official name for this product line is "The Original", although the boots are colloquially known as "Blunnies" in Australia. The boots have an iconic status in Australia and around the world to rival that of England's "Doc Martens". Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 733 KB)Elastic sided boots (Blundstone brand) File links The following pages link to this file: Australian work boots User:AYArktos/images Categories: User-created public domain images ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 733 KB)Elastic sided boots (Blundstone brand) File links The following pages link to this file: Australian work boots User:AYArktos/images Categories: User-created public domain images ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Australian work boots (or generically elastic-sided boots) are a unique style of work shoe, typically constructed with a leather upper bound together with elastic sides and pull tabs on the front and back of the boot. ... Dr. Martens is a brand of shoe, often known as Doc Martens, Docs, or D.M.s. They have a characteristic air-cushioned sole developed in Germany by Dr. Klaus Maertens (note the different spelling). ...

History

The Blundstone company originated from companies set up by several free settlers, who emigrated from England to Tasmania. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

John and Eliza Blundstone arrived in Hobart Town from Derbyshire, England on 14 October 1855. John Blundstone worked as a coachbuilder until 1870, when he began importing footwear from England later manufacturing boots in Hobart's Liverpool Street. By 1892, Blundstone's eldest son, Sylvanus, had joined him in business, and the pair formed J. Blundstone & Son, manufacturing boots in two outlets on Collins Street, later buying a purpose-built two story factory on Campbell Street. The company's importation arm was run by John's other son, William, as W.H. Blundstone & Co.^[1] Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Both companies initially prospered, but at the turn of the century, they found themselves in financial difficulty. J. Blundstone & Son was bought in 1901 by the Cane family of ironmongers, and W.H. Blundstone & Co. went bankrupt in 1909. The Canes ran the company until the Great Depression in Australia caused a downturn in profits, which once again saw the company sold. The buyers were two brothers: James and Thomas Cuthbertson, also English settlers who set out for Melbourne, but were apparently blown off course by the Roaring Forties and landed in Hobart instead in 1853, where they had also set up a shoemaking and importing business.^[1] In 1931, over 1000 unemployed men marched from the Esplanade to the Treasury Building in Perth, Western Australia to see Premier Sir James Mitchell. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Roaring Forties is a name given, especially by sailors, to the latitudes between 40° and 50°, so called because of the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds. ...

The Cuthbertson brothers set about amalgamating their companies' manufacturing operations, retaining the Blundstone name for the company's tannery in South Hobart, and the current factory and headquarters in Moonah. View from the port of the city centre and Mt Wellington Hobart is the state capital of Tasmania, Australias island state. ... Moonah is a town near Hobart, Tasmania. ...

Factory closure

In January 2007, Blundstone Australia announced, due to increased costs, that it would shift production and manufacturing activities from Hobart and New Zealand to Thailand and India within the year, resulting in 360 job losses. ^[2]

Australian's construction union the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, announced they will boycott the company if it moves its operations overseas.^[3] Union generally refers to two or more things joined into one, such as an organization of multiple people or organizations, multiple objects combined into one, and so on. ... The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is Australias main trade union in construction, forestry and forest products, mining and energy production. ...

Trivia

• Blundstone has released many series during its existence, all given a 3-digit label, to give their boots an authentic and “will-be-remembered” touch. (Like Levi's 501s, Roland TR-808).^{[citation needed]}
• Somewhere around the 1990s, Blundstone stopped producing the hard PVC sole, slowly changing all the typically dread-patterned boots with the more soft PSP, and later PSF2 system, for extra shock absorbing.^{[citation needed]}
• Blundstone's biggest success was the 504/505 (PVC sole) but were later replaced with the 500 (with PSP system) , However the “old” 504/505 models are still used by roof-workers for their unique fit and good grip.^{[citation needed]}
• Underdog style, but heavily searched for by many collectors is the 803 (“The protector” from before 1994. It has a unique dread-pattern, combined with the hard, original PVC sole, slightly rounded at the rear of the sole and leather craftsmanship on the inside of the boot instead of the newer materials used after approximately 1994. Current market value is estimated around US $500 (new in box).^{[citation needed]}

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} 2004 Bicentenary of Tasmania - Industry Roll of Honour. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
2. ^ "These boots were made for walking: Blundstone strides off to Asia", The Age, 2007-01-17. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
3. ^ "Unions ban on Blundstones", Herald Sun, 2007-01-17. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.

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External links

• Blundstone Footwear Web Site
• Blundstone USA - American distributors
• Blundstone Canada - Canadian distributors
• Blundstone Denmark - Danish distributors
• Blundstone Spain - Spanish distributors