Figure 1.-- Wellington boots are no longer all black or even solid colors. Here we see some of the more modern styles from a 2009 catalog (figure 1) The 1960's boy on the left is wearing traditional black with red trim rubber boots folded down as was the fashion. The three other boys to the right are all from 2009y, and all wearing their rubber boots left up. The one on the centre left has the more traditional-looking black boots with red soles and the one on the centre right has the more recent black boots with green soles. The one on the far right is wearing the new camouflage style which has become popular since 2008. I also attach an image of the evolution of Canadian boys' rubber boots since 1918, showing the change in styles over the years. You can see this by putting your cursor on the image here. These images are from 1918 (the until 1920s picture), 1972 (the 1920s to 1980s pictures) and 2009 (the since 1980's picture, the 1990's picture and the 2000's pictures). From these, you can see the change in styles of boys' rubber Wellington boots over the last 100 years in Canada. Images courtesy of James Alcock.

A Canadian reader has provided us some detailed information on the evolution of wellington boots in Canada over time. There have been some major changes in recent years. "I have some new information for the HBC page on Canadian Wellington Boots. First of all, the picture with the two boys - one from the 1950s on the left and one from the 1990s on the previous page is not very good as the picture on the left is not clear and the one on the right is now outdated. I have put together a new photo with four styles - an old one from the 1960s and three different ones from 2009. Wellington boots are no longer all black or even solid colors. Here we see some of the more modern styles from a 2009 catalog (figure 1) The 1960's boy on the left is wearing traditional black with red trim rubber boots folded down as was the fashion. The three other boys to the right are all from 2009y, and all wearing their rubber boots left up. The one on the centre left has the more traditional-looking black boots with red soles and the one on the centre right has the more recent black boots with green soles. The one on the far right is wearing the new camouflage style which has become popular since 2008. I also attach an image of the evolution of Canadian boys' rubber boots since 1918, showing the change in styles over the years. You can see this by putting your cursor on the image here. These images are from 1918 (the until 1920s picture), 1972 (the 1920s to 1980s pictures) and 2009 (the since 1980's picture, the 1990's picture and the 2000's pictures). From these, you can see the change in styles of boys' rubber Wellington boots over the last 100 years in Canada.

Sources

Alcock, James. E-mail, December 30, 2009.

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