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Troll Freestyle Sit Harness (belt only)

Accession Number

1604.2021.1

Object Name

Troll Freestyle Sit Harness (belt only)

Created

31/03/2021

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

31/03/2021

Brief Description

Troll freestyle Sit harness (belt only). Six plastic loops.

Materials

Nylon webbing, plastic

Dimensions

74(L) x 5(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On label outside "TROLL MADE IN ENGLAND "
Inside label of instructions and "M FABRIQUE EN ANGLETERRE" "TROLL MADE IN GT BRITAIN "

Colour

blue, black

Maker

Troll

Object Production Place

UK

Provenance

In the good old days climbers attached themselves to their rope by simply tying it around the waist- this was fine until they had a fall and the rope could constrict the diaphragm resulting, in the worst case scenario, in asphyxiation and death.
The next step was to wrap lots of rope around the waist to spread the load a bit and soon climbers started making waist belts out of old parachute harness webbing in the 1950/60’s. It was around this time that nylon webbing was invented, with the UK company, Troll, being one of the first to utilise this technology to create waistbelts and harnesses.
The belt we have here in the collection is from the 1970’s and looks to be in mint condition. The label tells us it’s a Freestyle Sit Harness. .
Unfortunately, the leg loops are missing but still a nice evolutionary addition to our collection.

Acquisition Date

31/03/2021

Condition Check Date

31/03/2021

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

31/03/2021

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