Nansen sledge

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Diagram from 1946 ‘Living Below Zero’
Nansen sledge
Description
‘Nansen’ mountain rescue stretcher/sledge. Six wooden slats and curved wooden frame, anchored to wooden posts tied with string and nailed to two wooden runners. Slats tied to middle of three cross slats with leather thongs. Ends of frame wrapped in string
Inscription description
Acquisition Method:
Number of Objects:
1
Related Items:
Provenance:
Another relic from World War II. This one came from Glen Clova in the Angus glens where it was used by the Carn Dearg Mountaineering Club and Tayside Mountain Rescue Team; how they got it in the first place we are not sure. This type of stretcher seems to be a variation, probably by the Military, of the sledge that Fridtjof Nansen developed for his Arctic explorations and may well be pre WWII. The sledge has wooden runners and weighs 20lb. It is designed to be pulled by a man on skis or on foot. The normal load should not be greater than 200lb., otherwise there will be too much reduction in the rate of travel. In emergency, the sledge is strong enough to carry a casualty. It is, however, very lightly constructed and must not be incorrectly used, otherwise, it will inevitably break. It is intended for light transport only.
Object Production
Production Place:
Materials:
wood, leather, string, metal
Maker:
Colour:
white
Dimensions:
220(l) x 62(w) x 17.5(h) cms.
Object Condition:
some slats broken
Condition Date Check:
28/04/2009
Administration
Accession Number:
647.2008.1
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
11/12/2008
ID:
1
Category:

Mountain Rescue
Location
Location:
Bohuntin
Current Location
Rules:
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007