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Edelrid Piton Hammer

Accession Number

1578.2020.1

Object Name

Edelrid Piton Hammer

Created

03/11/2020

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

03/11/2020

Brief Description

Edelred Piton Hammer with metal shaft and rubber grip.

Materials

Metal, rubber

Dimensions

32(L) x 12(length of head) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

“EDELRID W. GERMANY”

Colour

Silver, black

Maker

Edelrid

Object Production Place

W. Germany

Provenance

Edelrid are perhaps better known for producing ropes than piton hammers and we hope their hammers are better than their ropes which are best avoided.
Julius Edelmann and Carl Rider founded the company in 1863 and, as with all these companies, it has been bought and sold a few times since but is still going strong in 2020.
The fine hammer we have here in the collection is in mint condition even though it dates from the 1960/70’s, a time when most climbers were still hammering lots of pitons into lots of cracks.
Interestingly, the ‘pitoneers’ didn’t like metal shafted hammers very much because they vibrated when being hammered, whereas wooden versions tended to absorb the shock.
This fine addition to our collection of hammers was kindly donated by Ken Rawlinson, one time director of Phoenix Outdoor Equipment.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Ken Rawlinson

Acquisition Date

03/11/2020

Condition

Mint

Condition Check Date

03/11/2020

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

03/11/2020

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