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ESCAPE SCARF | Vintage British Army Map | Murmansk / Tromso

ESCAPE SCARF | Vintage British Army Map | Murmansk / Tromso

$52.91

Original: $151.18

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ESCAPE SCARF | Vintage British Army Map | Murmansk / Tromso

$151.18

$52.91

The Story

During the second war, the British army created a secret organisation called MI-9, in charge of providing the pilots with escape maps.

Christopher Clayton Hutton, a RAF skilled pilot, developed a set of objects for that purpose. The escape scarf being the most iconic object of the set.

Printing military maps on silk scraps then on rayon presented several interests: providing information to the military about their area on an easy to conceal map, hard wearing and quietly unfoldable.

Authentic vintage scarf from 1957 – Not a reproduction.

To have soft hand, wash ups scarf by hand. 

  • 100% Rayon 
  • hard wearing 
  • dead-stock product 
  • hand wash only – in cold water
  • 82 x 68 cm
ESCAPE SCARF | Vintage British Army Map | Murmansk / Tromso - Image 2

Details & Craftsmanship

Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.

ESCAPE SCARF | Vintage British Army Map | Murmansk / Tromso - Image 3

Details & Craftsmanship

Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.

ESCAPE SCARF | Vintage British Army Map | Murmansk / Tromso - Image 4

Details & Craftsmanship

Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.

Description

During the second war, the British army created a secret organisation called MI-9, in charge of providing the pilots with escape maps.

Christopher Clayton Hutton, a RAF skilled pilot, developed a set of objects for that purpose. The escape scarf being the most iconic object of the set.

Printing military maps on silk scraps then on rayon presented several interests: providing information to the military about their area on an easy to conceal map, hard wearing and quietly unfoldable.

Authentic vintage scarf from 1957 – Not a reproduction.

To have soft hand, wash ups scarf by hand. 

  • 100% Rayon 
  • hard wearing 
  • dead-stock product 
  • hand wash only – in cold water
  • 82 x 68 cm
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