Objects Database

Ice pitons

Accession Number

154.2008.1

Object Name

Ice pitons

Created

15/10/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

15/10/2008

Brief Description

P shaped tubular ice pitons. Cylindrical shaped with fitted hanger.

Materials

metal

Dimensions

28(l) x 5(w) x 4(circumference) cms

Number Of Objects

2

Colour

dark brown

Provenance

We are fairly sure that these ice pitons are ex US Army which fits nicely with the fact that Mick Tighe bought them just over the border in Calgary, Canada for a few dollars, in a government surplus store. The simple design dates them to around 1950 before the ice screw had been invented. With these ones you just hammered them in and hacked them out!
Bookdealers, Chessler Books, were selling these pitons for $US 8.95 each in 2010, as collectors items.

Acquisition Date

15/10/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Normal Location

Bohuntin

Current Location

Bohuntin

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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