Clog Rope Ascendeurs (early version)

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Cloggers for sale here in a 1970s Graham Tiso catalogue
Early Clog Rope Ascenders
Clog logo
Cloggers with their rope knot ancestors
Description
Clog rope ascendeurs.Triangular shape folded at the top and bottom. Two holes on the front. Movable wedge shape attached to the back of the top. One has solid wedge and the other has a hollow wedge.
Inscription description
In an ellipse ” CLOG WALES ” Initials ” F.W.P ” on one. ” CLOG ” on the side of the hollow wedge.
Acquisition Method:
Donated by Mick Tighe
Number of Objects:
2
Related Items:
Provenance:
The smaller clog ascendeur works on the same principle as the Jumar and the Expedition clogger. After the device has been fitted to the rope a karabiner is clipped into the hole below the spring loaded clamp, thus preventing the clamp from opening. Although the principle is sound in theory, in practice the continual need to remove this karabiner to bypass fixed protection makes the operation tedious. The teeth on the re-designed clamp are similar to those on the Jumar and Expedition cloggers.This pair were collected by Mick Tighe.
Object Production
Production Place:
Wales
Materials:
metal
Maker:
Clog
Colour:
silver
Dimensions:
8(l) x 10(w) x 3.5(d)cms
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
28/04/2009
Administration
Accession Number:
499.2008.1
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
26/11/2008
ID:
1
Category:
Location
Location:
Bohuntin
Current Location
Rules:
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007