Piton hammer

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Bobbie Corson in the stretcher during a Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team training exercise circa 1952
Description
Home made piton hammer. Wooden shaft. Iron head. Hole at bottom of shaft with cotton braided leash attached. Square hammer head.
Inscription description
” R.CORSON” engraved on both sides of shaft
Acquisition Method:
Donated by Bobby Corson
Number of Objects:
1
Related Items:
Provenance:
Another little gem from Bobbie Corson who donated several items to the collection. Bobbie was a member of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in the 1950’s and 60’s and a joiner to trade. Not quite sure when he made this lovely little piton hammer but a lot of care and skill has obviously gone into making it. Mick Tighe and Ian Sutherland went to visit Bobbie at his home in Mallaig in December 1993. to get some stories. After a while they adjourned upstairs where Bobbie removed a panel in the bedroom wall to reveal an Aladdin’s cave of old camping, climbing and skiing gear which had been there since he built house twenty years earlier! Stories continued into the wee small hours when Mick and Ian finally headed home with Bobbie’s gear stashed in the boot.
Object Production
Production Place:
Fort William
Materials:
wood, iron, cotton
Maker:
Bobby Corson
Colour:
brown
Dimensions:
Shaft 26.5(l) x 8.5(cir)cms. Head 15(l) cms. Hammer head 2(w)cms.
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
28/04/2009
Administration
Accession Number:
551.2008.1
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
27/11/2008
ID:
1
Category:
Location
Location:
Current Location
Bohuntin
Rules:
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007