Bell Mark 1 Stretcher

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Bell Mark 1 Stretcher
Bell Mark 1 Stretcher
Stretcher SMHC 039
A Bell MK1 in action circa 1980
Description
Mountain Rescue Stretcher (2 piece). Square section steel tubing, wire mesh bed, extendable handles at one end. Silver Peter Bell Stickers on each section. Blue in colour with red and blue retaining straps.
Inscription description
Two silver Peter Bell stickers, one on each section.
Acquisition Method:
Donated by Lomond Mountain Rescue Team
Number of Objects:
1
Related Items:
MacInnes Mark1 Stretcher >>
Provenance:
Peter Bell started his career in mountain rescue as a teenager when, whilst walking in Ireland, he came across a walker who needed help – the seed was sown. He was a founder member of the Ambleside mountain rescue team (now amalgamated with Langdale) and in 1972 he invented/created the Bell stretcher which became popular with English mountain rescue teams and the RAF, but didn’t make much of an impression in Scotland where the MacInnes stretcher reigned – almost – supreme. The Bell stretcher moved with the times with a Mark 1,2 & 3 though they stopped being made in 2002 when Peter Bell retired.

The one we have here in the collection is a Mark 1 probably dating from the mid to late 1970s. It was donated by the Lomond Mountain Rescue Team.

Object Production
Production Place:
England
Materials:
Steel tubing and wire mesh
Maker:
Peter Bell
Colour:
Blue
Dimensions:
263cm (L) x 57cm (W) x 23cm (H)
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
28/04/2009
Administration
Accession Number:
039.2008.1
Creator:
Mick Tighe
Accession Date:
29/03/2008
ID:
1
Category:

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