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Homemade Wired Wedge

Accession Number

1335.2016.1

Object Name

Homemade Wired Wedge

Created

07/07/2016

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

07/07/2016

Brief Description

Homemade wedge on spliced wire.

Materials

Aluminium, copper

Dimensions

28(L) X 1.5(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

Silver

Provenance

Bit of a curio this fella, and very much of the homemade variety.
The normal way to join wire slings together is by using a swage which is best described as a pressure weld. In this case the maker has simply spliced the wire and used more copper wire to secure the ends. The little wedge on the end is also homemade; simply cut and filed from a piece of aluminium.
Two elderly climbers gave this, and one or two other items of gear, to our Mountain Guide friend, Dave (Smiler) Cuthbertson, in 2014 and he kindly passed them on to us.
Unfortunately, we don't know who the two gents are so we can't get any more info - a pity.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Dave Cuthbertson

Acquisition Date

07/07/2016

Condition Check Date

07/07/2016

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

07/07/2016

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