Edsbyn Ski Master - Childrens' skis

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Edsbyn Ski Master – Childrens’ skis
Label = a journey from Bergen to Voss on Norwegian State Railways (NSB)
Limmad Bjork, glued/laminated birch
They started ’em young in the 60s. Graham Boyd in the Cairngorms in 1963
Description
Pair of ‘Edsbyn Ski Master’ wooden childrens’ skis. Black with red edging. ‘Kaby’ cable bindings. White plastic plate below metal binding plate.
Inscription description
On binding plate “KABY” “SKI MASTER” in white lettering at tip. “EDSBYN” along ski. Also “LIMMAD BJ�RK MADE IN SWEDEN EDSBY VERKEN” At end of ski “FIGHTER”
Acquisition Method:
Part of collection passed on from Scottish Ski Club
Number of Objects:
1 pair
Related Items:
Provenance:
Edsbyn skis take their name from the town where they were made in Sweden where Lars Fredrik Pettersson started a wee joiner’s shop way back in 1899. Like many craftsmen over the decades, Petterson diversified a little from his main business of making furniture as the sport of skiing became ever more popular. In 1934 the Ebsdyn Ski Factory was opened with Fredrik’s son, Ivar, in charge.

By the 1970s, Edsbyn were one of the world’s biggest ski manufacturers, producing around 400,000 pairs annually.

The pair we have here in the collection seem to be a 1960/70s version since they have a plastic/glass fibre top….an early sign that wooden skis would soon become history and plastic/glass fibre would be the future.

It seems that having been bought by a company called JOFA in 1984, Edsbyn skis were no longer being made by the 1990s.

Object Production
Production Place:
Sweden
Materials:
wood, metal, plastic
Maker:
Edsbyn
Colour:
black, red, white
Dimensions:
90(l)cm x (at widest part) 7(w)cm
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
28/04/2009
Administration
Accession Number:
704.2009.1
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
20/01/2009
ID:
1
Category:

Skiing/sledging
Location
Location:
Bohuntin
Current Location
Rules:
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007