Man's swimsuit, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, nylon / lycra, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1980.
Dark bottle green nylon / lycra racing brief 'stock garment', with drawstring waist threaded with white nylon cord with a white and gold repeat design featuring 2 boomerangs with the Olympic rings. Machine embroidered black and red boomerang and 'SPEEDO' logo applied to the lower right hip.
Made: Speedo Australia Pty Ltd; ; 1980
Marks
Two cardboard swing labels attached. One printed with the boomerang label and 'SPEEDO / Lycra NYLON 80% LYCRA 20% / STYLE 60234 / SIZE 16 / COLOUR' with promotional information on the reverse. The other tag printed with same name and logo and also inscribed in black ink '1980 / MOSCOW / OLYMPIC GAMES / SYMBOL PRINT / STOCK GARMENT / NYLON/LYCRA / RACER / MENS 16'. Printed fabric label with boomerang logo and 'SPEEDO / 16 (34") TO FIT WAIST 85 cm / 78% NYLON / 22% ELASTOMETRIC / (LYCRA)'. On the reverse, 'MADE IN AUSTRALIA'.
This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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