New Zealand's Oldest Gumboots Part Five

Don Dempsey and his 29 year old, $15 dollar boots

John Forde - Lace up gumboots with No 8 wire lace.

Gumboots Neville Connolly.

Gumboots - Graeme Lynskey.

Old Gumboots Ruth Thomas.

Sloane Ranger gumboots Iona MacDonald.

Gwen Brailey's 1952 gumboots.

Gwen Brailey on Mount Ruapehu with her gumboots in 1952.

Delwyn Wasley - Gumboots she wore as a four year old. The boots are approx 47 years old.

Alastair Rivers - Well travelled gumboots.

Inside a Skellerup gumboot.

Heather Wood's gumboots - They're about 54 years old!

30 Year plus Red Band gumboots.

Gumboots circa 1966.

Interior of gumboots circa 1966.

Mr Richard Oliver Gross, a noted Auckland sculptor was the original owner of the waders. His “Potpourri” commissioned by the Government was a gift from the New Zealand citizens to Princess Elizabeth as a wedding present.

Raymond Ryan's 65 year old waders... Possibly New Zealand’s oldest gumboot?