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'Eboc' ice climbing tool.

Accession Number

351.2008.1

Object Name

'Eboc' ice climbing tool.

Created

14/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

14/11/2008

Brief Description

'Eboc' prototype, ice climbing tool with black plastic dogleg shaft. Square hammer head and serrated pick. Hole in middle of head. Flat pointed ferrule with hole.

Materials

metal, plastic

Dimensions

Shaft 20(l) x 8(cir)cms. Head 22(l) cms. Hammer head 2.5(w)cms.

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

brown, black

Provenance

We'd been wondering who made this rather odd looking ice hammer for a while and then we found the advert opposite in and old Mountain Magazine which solved the mystery. Jane O'Donovan donated it on behalf of her late husband Roger, who was chief instructor at Glenmore Lodge in the 1980's -it's a fair guess that was one of many ice tools being evaluated by the Glenmore staff at that time. It's the only one we've ever seen which leads us to think that it wasn't much use!

Acquisition Method

Donated by Jane O' Donovan

Acquisition Date

14/11/2008

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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