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Fulpmes (Stubai) Instep Crampons

Accession Number

637.2008.1

Object Name

Fulpmes (Stubai) Instep Crampons

Created

10/12/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

10/12/2008

Brief Description

Fulpmes Stubai Instep crampons. Four points.

Materials

metal,

Dimensions

8.5(l) x 11(w) x 5(h) cms.

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

"(WERKFULPMES) 0 MADE IN AUSTRIA"

Colour

silver

Maker

Stubai ?

Object Production Place

Austria

Provenance

Instep crampons are far more popular on the continent than they are in the UK because they have glaciers over there and we don’t. Wandering around on glaciers is a popular pastime in the Alps and because most folk tend to stay on the flat bits instep crampons are perfectly adequate for the job. In the UK, walkers and climbers want to climb steeper snow and ice so more substantial crampons with front points are required.
This lovely pair of crampons come from the Fulpmes area of Austria and date from the 1920’s or earlier. A group of blacksmiths from that area eventually got together to form a company called Stubai and we suspect these crampons are of that ilk even though they don’t have the Stubai stamp.

Acquisition Date

10/12/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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