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Charlet Moser 10pt Crampons

Accession Number

1638.2022.1

Object Name

Charlet Moser 10pt Crampons

Created

24/01/2022

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

24/01/2022

Brief Description

Pair of Charlet Moser Crampons with 10 pts. Neoprene straps and metal buckles.

Materials

Metal, nylon

Dimensions

28(L) x 11(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

“UNIVERSAL” “CHARLET MOSER CHAMONIX”

Colour

Silver, cream

Maker

Charlet Moser

Object Production Place

Chamonix, France

Provenance

A guy called Oscar Eckenstein is widely credited with creating the first crampons specifically for mountaineering around 1908 when he took some drawings along to Italian blacksmith, Henry Grivel, and asked him to make a pair - he did.
A century or so later, crampons have gone through a multitude of changes, one of which was with the pair we have here in the collection.
Charlet Moser were based in Chamonix, France; well known for manufacturing ice axes and other mountain hardware. In this instance (circa 1960) they put hooks on their crampons rather than eyelets which were difficult to thread straps through in cold weather. This was a time when the crampon straps were often made of leather or sometimes a length of thin rope, not only difficult to put on but also difficult to take off when frozen.
Strangely perhaps, what seemed to be a good idea didn’t catch on. Rings/ eyelets prevailed for a decade or two until the plastic harness system took over.

Acquisition Date

24/01/2022

Condition Check Date

24/01/2022

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

24/01/2022

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