Objects Database

Acorn & Nut replica

Accession Number

528.2008.1

Object Name

Acorn & Nut replica

Created

27/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

27/11/2008

Brief Description

Acorn running belay and nut on yellow nylon rope, replica of the original .

Materials

brass, nylon

Dimensions

belay runner - 2(l) x 9(circumference)cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

gold

Provenance

The original 'Acorns' which we have elsewhere in the collection were the brainchild of John Brailsford, who was a blacksmith, craft teacher and innovator of some repute. Rope slings, jammed knots and filed out nuts (as in nuts and bolts) were the only form of protection when rock climbing up to 1961 when acorns first appeared and began a new era of rock protection. The one we see here is one of several replicas that John made in the 1990's and has the smaller nut which can be placed in a crack if the Acorn is slid back down the rope.

Acquisition Method

Donated by John Brailsford

Acquisition Date

27/11/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Normal Location

Bohuntin

Current Location

Bohuntin

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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