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Staub (Swiss) Skis

Accession Number

700.2009.1

Object Name

Staub (Swiss) Skis

Created

20/01/2009

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

20/01/2009

Brief Description

Pair of Staub wooden skis with metal edges and remains of red paint on sole. Very rusted remains of metal adjustable binding and front throw toe clip. Skis very weathered.

Materials

wood, metal

Dimensions

205(l) cms At widest part 9(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

“STAUB” under binding.

Colour

grey

Maker

Staub

Object Production Place

Switzerland

Provenance

We are particularly pleased with this pair of skis since we have resurrected them! They were in a very bad state of repair when we received them courtesy of the Scottish Ski Club, having been used outside for advertising purposes.
We stripped them down, cleaned them up and reassembled them…proper job!
We only discovered they were Staub skis when we saw the logo under the binding.
Staub were a pretty up market ski imported from Switzerland by companies such as Lillywhites of London and the Sportsman’s Emporium in Glasgow then sold on to enthusiastic Scottish skiers in the 1930/40’s.

Acquisition Method

Part of collection passed on from Scottish Ski Club

Acquisition Date

01/12/2008

Condition

bindings -rusty

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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