Objects Database

Ski boots

Accession Number

756.2009.1

Object Name

Ski boots

Created

22/01/2009

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

22/01/2009

Brief Description

Pair of dark brown leather ski boots with metal eyeholes but no laces. Leather soles with small nails in heels.

Materials

leather, metal,

Dimensions

27(l) cms

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

Price label read "27.17" "39 918" on sole.

Colour

dark brown

Provenance

used by Joy Ingram WRAC champion skier.

Neatsfoot oil in its traditional form is made from the skin, bones and feet of cattle rendered down and purified to produce an oil that is an excellent leather preservative.
With this in mind we set this lovely old pair of ski boots in a pan on the Rayburn and poured in a tin of Neatsfoot Oil. Over a period of two days the boots soaked up the whole lot! Hopefully, they are a happier pair of boots now and are well preserved for some time to come.
The boots were passed on to us by The Scottish Ski Club along with lots of other scrummy ski gear. We can't find a maker's name on them but we suspect thay are from the 1950's - a time when boots and skis were multi purpose, being used for uphill and cross country.
Thanks to Joy for donating them.

Acquisition Method

passed on from Scottish Ski Club

Acquisition Date

01/12/2008

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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