Dunlop Sport (Australia) was the local subsidiary of the international sports equipment company Dunlop Sport. Focused on the tennis and golf markets, Dunlop Australia products included tennis and squash racquets, tennis balls, squash balls, golf clubs and golf balls.[1]
The company also manufactured athletic shoes through the "Dunlop Footwear" division. Some of its most renowned shoes were the Volley and the KT-26.[2][3]
History
In 1924, the Dunlop Rubber Company of Australasia started making sandshoes in its factories in Melbourne, to complement their gum boots that the company had been producing since 1915.