The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
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Breyer Wien IV Skis & Lilienfeld Bindings
22/09/2016
Hermione Cooper
22/09/2016
Pair of wooden Breyer Wien IV Skis with Lilienfeld Bindings
wood, metal, leather
190(L) x 8(W) cms
1 pair
On sole of skis " SPORTHAUS BREYER BREYER WIEN IV" and undeciferable address. On the ski initials SMG entwined.
brown
Breyer
Austria
This lovely pair of skis seem to have begun life in Vienna, Austria, probably in the 1920's and like a lot of skis from that era they are of the Norwegian style; the Norwegians having taught much of Northern Europe the art of ski making.
The Lilienfeld binding is also a bit of a rarity, the only ones we have from over a hundred sets of skis and bindings.
Austrian skier, Mathias Zdarsky, invented the binding back in the 1890's along with the Lilienfeld technique of skiing. Neither his skiing technique nor his bindings stood the test of time, though the Lilienfeld binding was popular with Scottish skiers in the early years.
Donated by Mick Tighe
22/09/2016
22/09/2016
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
22/09/2016