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Tom Weir's Petzl headtorch

Accession Number

1046.2013.1

Object Name

Tom Weir's Petzl headtorch

Created

23/01/2013

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

23/01/2013

Brief Description

Small black waterproof headtorch with elasticated headband.Spare bulb at back of lamp.

Materials

rubber, perspex, nylon

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On purple and green striped headband "PETZL"
On torch "MICRO WATER RESISTANT ON OFF BRIGNOUD FRANCE BREVETS FRANCE ETRANGER REF E03 050 PETZL ZI GROLLES 38190"

Colour

black

Maker

Petzl

Object Production Place

France

Provenance

Halogen bulbs and Light Emitting Diodes (LED's) sounded the death knell for ordinary headlamps in the 1990's. Whilst still perfectly serviceable, the small pool of yellowish light that issued from headlamps such as this one almost left one fumbling in the dark when compared with the vast amounts of white light emanating from an LED. Add to this the longevity and reliability factors and it's easy to see how LED's have captured the market - a far cry from the days when folk grovelled about in the shadowy world of a candle lantern.
Though a fairly standard wee headlamp, this one does have a fairly illustrious pedigree , as it belonged to Tom Weir, one of Scotland's famous 'mountain sons.' Tom died back in 2006 and his wife, Rhona, kindly gave us some of his gear which included this headlamp.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Rhona Weir

Acquisition Date

23/01/2013

Condition Check Date

23/01/2013

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

23/01/2013

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