Objects Database

Ski clamps

Accession Number

758.2009.1

Object Name

Ski clamps

Created

22/01/2009

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

22/01/2009

Brief Description

Wooden clamps for skis with two metal tightening screws on each one.

Materials

wood, metal

Dimensions

15.5(l) x 3(w) cms

Number Of Objects

2

Inscription Description

"SBK" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" in green lettering inside a helmet shape on side of one.

Colour

brown

Object Production Place

England

Provenance

Early skis were made from a single piece of wood which meant that the camber under the binding and the curve at the tip was clamped and steamed into position. The problem then was that the wood wanted to straighten itself back out again, especially when stored out of the ski season.
One way to counter this was to put a wooden block between the skis under the binding and clamp the ends to keep the camber, or bow, in the skis.
There were other ways of keeping the 'tip curve' which you will find elsewhere in the collection.
This lovely little set of clamps was passed on to us by the Scottish Ski Club and would have been pretty upmarket when bought around 1950. They are made from oak and don't seem to have been used.

Acquisition Method

passed on from Scottish Ski Club

Acquisition Date

01/12/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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