Hunter Unisex Original Gloss Wellies

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Product Description IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE BLACK GLOSS VARIATION: These boots should have a very high gloss finish as per the image, but the only stock available to UK retailers (until the next shipment into Hunter in March 2012) is not very shiny, so we have chosen to retail these at a reduced price to reflect this issue.  Although they are more glossy than the standard matt black, to avoid disappointment, please do not order these boots if you particularly require a high sheen gloss. Manufacturer's Description In 1856, Henry Lee Norris, an American entrepreneur, landed on Scottish soil in search of a home for his boot making company. Having acquired a block of buildings in Edinburgh, known as the Castle Silk Mills, the North British Rubber Company (which much later became known as Hunter Boot Ltd) was registered as a limited liability company in September 1856. In the beginning there were only four people working for the company, by 1875 the team had grown to 600 members of staff. Production of wellington boots was dramatically boosted with the advent of World War I, when the company was asked by the British government to construct a sturdy boot suitable for the conditions in flooded trenches. The mills ran day and night to produce immense quantities of these trench boots. More than a million pairs were made to cope with the Army's demands. The fashionable boot was now a functional necessity. Hunter's most famous welly, the original Green wellington, was made over 50 years ago in the winter of 1955. It was the first orthopaedic boot that they made and was launched alongside the Royal Hunter--another boot that remains in Hunter's range today. Today, Hunter remains the preferred welly brand for those who like to work hard and play hard--there's a great range of boots to suit welly wearers all over the world--from the Royal Family to festival-goers, working farmers and landed gentry alike.