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Pye Radio

Accession Number

470.2008.1

Object Name

Pye Radio

Created

24/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

24/11/2008

Brief Description

White metal base Pye radio with microphone on top. Crocodile clips attached. Blue microphone attached with looped cable.

Materials

metal, nylon, plastic

Dimensions

27(l) x 21(w) x 8(h)cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On metal strip attached to top "DONATED BY THE INVERNESS MOUNTAINEERING CLUB IN MEMORY OF IAN MARK RUSCOE" On red plastic strip "NEVIS MOBILE" and "61468" On metal label screwed onto side
"PYE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND CAT NO. W15 AMRG SERIAL NO. 61468"

Colour

white

Maker

Pye

Object Production Place

England

Provenance

Sadly, Ian Ruscoe died on Ben Nevis on April 20th 1977. He and his climbing partner had just completed Point Five Gully and having moved back from the edge to what they considered a safe distance, they un-roped. Unfortunately for Ian, the unusually large cornice then collapsed with him on the wrong side and he fell back down the gully - his partner was unharmed.
Ian's pals in the Inverness Mountaineering Club subsequently raised the money to buy this radio and donate it to Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in Ian's memory. The radio was used in the rescue team's 'mobile' vehicle for many years until new technology rendered it obsolete. Founder of the Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection, Mick Tighe, was a member of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in those days and salvaged the radio as it was heading for the skip. So, thanks to Inverness Mountaineering CLub; in particular, Marion Moffatt, who was a friend of Ian's and gave us the background information.

Acquisition Date

24/11/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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