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Salewa-Rhor Tubular ice screws

Accession Number

162.2008.1

Object Name

Salewa-Rhor Tubular ice screws

Created

15/10/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

15/10/2008

Brief Description

Salewa P shaped tubular ice screw.

Materials

metal

Dimensions

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

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On hanger reads "SALEWA DBP MADE IN W - GERMANY"

Colour

silver

Maker

Salewa

Object Production Place

W. Germany

Provenance

Early ice pitons were basically a pointed lump of metal which could be driven into the ice with a hammer - the problem then was hacking it back out again - which took forever. Corkscrew type ice screws were next on the scene, being literally a glorified and stronger version of an ordinary corkscrew. Indeed, it was considered quite 'cool' in the 1960's to open your wine with an ice screw! Corkscrew ice screws were not very strong, but making them thicker made them difficult to place and they 'starred' the ice around which gave them less holding power. The answer was tubular ice screws which started to appear in the late 1960's, Stubai being one of the main producers at the time. Ice screw technology moved pretty fast after that (and continues to do so in 2010) and this one became redundant having once been used by Mick Tighe's Mountain Guiding Company, Nevis Guides.

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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