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Oilskin (rainwear) factories

Porto do Son, Noia, A Coruña

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Oilskin (rainwear) factories

Curiosity · Porto do Son, Noia, A Coruña

Image of Porto do Son, not of the place itself.

This was one of the first places in Galicia where oilskins were made, the waxed waterproofs worn by the seamen; the trade was born in the warmth of the villa's fishing industry.

Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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