Cassin Leaf (Ace of Hearts) Pitons

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Maker’s name & country of origin

Letters ‘B’ & ‘O’ could be size (?)

A variety of pitons on display here, including our Ace of Hearts.

Description

Cassin ‘leaf’ rock pitons. P shaped with round hanger. Leaf shaped.

Inscription description

On one side reads “R.CASSIN” On other side “ITALY” On wedge letter “O”

Acquisition Method:

Number of Objects:

Provenance:

These little fellas got the nickname ‘Ace of hearts’ from their shape. One of them has seen a bit of action, the other doesn’t look like it’s ever been used. Ricardo Cassin was one of Europe’s top Alpinistes during the mid 1900s and went on to set up his own mountaineering company. Quite where we got these two from we are not sure, though they make a nice addition to our ever growing collection of pitons.

Object Production

Production Place:

Italy

Materials:

metal

Maker:

Cassin

Colour:

silver

Dimensions:

11.5(l) x 3.5(w) x 4(d) cm

Object Condition:

one is bent

Condition Date Check:

28/04/2009

Administration

Accession Number:

233.2008.1

Creator:

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date:

29/10/2008

ID:

Category:

Rock Climbing
Snow & Ice Climbing

Location

Location:

Bohuntin

Current Location

Rules:

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007