General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cardboard box

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

24.5 cm

Width

28.2 cm

Height

12.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Tiga

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Never Used

Canada

Susan Rubin, the President and CEO of Tiga Workwear, and Alison Farrell, Chairwoman, Tiga Workwear Ltd. founded Tiga Workwear in 2015. They both work in the mining industry - Alison for over 12 years, all around the world - and were underwhelmed with the variety of PPE available for women. They spent around a year developing the products and soliciting feedback from women working in industry and with women employed by Teck Resources. The boots are CSA approved and Ms Rubin and Ms Farrell now lobby to change some standards such as the high of the boot to better accommodate women’s body. They are also developing a line of pants, shirts and vests for women. Ms Rubin and Ms Farrell support women groups and organizations such as Dress for Success. Since many of Tiga customers work in remote locations, the boots are sold on-line and delivered by Canada Post. The Griff Sand is the best seller among women in mining industries. (From Acquisitions Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Function

To hold a pair of safety boots for sale and transportation.

Technical

Although women were always present in mining operations – in fact some medieval prints show women working in mines – only very recently, in the first decades of the 21st c. as women enter more high paying industry jobs, female entrepreneurs started to actively design, develop and manufacture PPEs especially designed to fit women’s bodies. From tigaworkwear.com: “Tiga Workwear composite toe safety boots for women are the smarter alternative to steel toe safety boots. Grade 1 CSA (Canada) safety approved; ASTM 2413-05 (United States) compliant; Strong, metal-free (composite) toe and sole plate for a lightweight feel; Breathable, suede leather; Reinforced, non-rust eyelets; Goodyear welted sole; Electric shock and acid resistant; Non-slip sole with puncture protection; Cushioned inner sole; Easy-on pull tab; 6 inch boot” (From Acquisitions Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On ther proper top: "TiGA [TM]/ WORKWEAR"/ On the proper front: "TiGA [TM]/ WORKWEAR/ TIGAWORKWEAR.COM"/ On the sticker on the proper right: "TiGA/ WORKWEAR/ GRIFF SAND/ 8/ C [CSA logo] [R] US/ ASTM F2413-11/ LM 209956/ F I/75 C/75 EH PR/ 2015-01/ Made in China/ Fabrique en Chine"/ On the two stickers inside the box: "WASAOURO-YL/ DO NOT EAT" repeated in several languages.

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Predominantly dark grey box with a light grey design on the proper top, bottom, proper back and the proper front of the lid portion of the box. The proper front of the lower half of the box (when open) is patterned with dark grey and yellow diagonal stripes. There is a yellow, white and red logo on the proper top and proper front of the box and yellow markings on the proper front. On the proper right side, there is a white and black sticker. The interior of the box is predominantly light brown, and has two white and green stickers.

Decoration

N/A