Ski Tips (repair)

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Ski Tips (Repair)
Ilovan logo
A 1960s ski tour – note spare ski tip
Description
‘Ilovan’ repair ski tips. Silver metal plate in shape of ski tip with two tightening screws in metal brackets.
Inscription description
“ILOVAN MADE IN NORWAY” etched on bracket.
Acquisition Method:
passed on from Scottish Ski Club
Number of Objects:
2 pairs
Related Items:
Provenance:
Everyone carried a spare ski tip in the days of wooden skis as it was not unusual for them to break. These ones date from around 1950 and were made by Ilovan, a Norwegian company who specialised in making things from aluminium. They have a simple adjusting system that allows for various width of skis.
Object Production
Production Place:
Norway
Materials:
aluminium
Maker:
Ilovan
Colour:
silver
Dimensions:
30(l) x 5(w)cm
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
28/04/2009
Administration
Accession Number:
761.2009.1
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
22/01/2009
ID:
1
Category:

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