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Series 5 episode 10
Nadja wears a double breasted white mac, which looks identical to the one I bought for £6 in a charity shop in the 1990's, made by Weather or Not. White single texture rubber on cotton. It was brand new when I got it. Sadly now some brown "rust" marks have developed on it.
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I went and had a look and a sniff. They have some great raincoats. In the Bath branch some extra small and extra large ones were reduced to £7 (yesterday). They had ladies ones too but still at £30.
They feel delightfully rubbery and sound quite good, but unfortunately, for me, no rubber trees were ...

Thanks for posting the pictures.
When they say "Rubberised" do they actually mean real rubber? These days it is usually some form of synthetic material.
Looks nice anyway!

Sounds almost too good to be true!

Fingers crossed.
What a wonderful shop it was for so many years.
I still have a Cording and Co white mac which I bought there about 40 years ago.
Not very waterproof around the shoulders now!

Maxulite. Did you ever try the benzothiazole to recover the aroma? I have always enjoyed the yellow Rainfair brand coats and bibs for the aroma when warmed. The new condor label looks similar although less hefty and has no aroma

Yes, I managed to buy a small quantity, but it was very diluted in ...

Interesting discussion, I was indoctrinated into rubber frome the age of about 4 in 1959 . Living in the North-East of England . My mother was a confirmed mackintosh wearer , at the time she had 5 of varying materials, styles and aromas . I also had a young German nanny , Ingrid, who habitually ...

Hi,
I have a vintage Weather Or Not single breasted rubberised cotton long beige mac for sale on eBay.
It is ladies medium/large size.
It really is gorgeous, but does have some brown spots.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204562357189
eBay item number:204562357189

Thanks for letting me know. I am still hoping to find out about the brown spots which have started to appear on my Weather or Not mac, and if there is any way to get rid of them, or at least stop them getting worse!
Cheers

Many thanks for this. Cheers