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Mountain Technology ice hammer

Accession Number

597.2008.1

Object Name

Mountain Technology ice hammer

Created

03/12/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

03/12/2008

Brief Description

'Mountain technology' ice hammer. Metal shaft with rubber grip. Serrated pick, square hammer head and ferrule with hole at top. Three holes in middle of head.

Materials

metal, rubber

Dimensions

Shaft & ferrule 53(l) x 10(cir)cms. Head 25(l) cms. Hammer head 3(w)cms.

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On side of pick, inscription reads "MOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGY" On side of rubber grip "GLENCOE SCOTLAND" and "MOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGY" Stuck on label reads "TECHNICAL HAMMER MOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGY"

Colour

silver, black

Maker

Mountain Technology

Object Production Place

Glencoe, Scotland

Provenance

We are not sure of the exact year, but we think it was in the late 1970's that Hugh McNicol set up his little manufacturing business down Glasgow way, and called it Mountain Engineering.
Mountain Engineering subsequently became Mountain Technology which made, and sold, thousands of ice-axes and hammers in the 1980's and 90's in the new factory in Balluchulish, Glencoe.
Mountain Technology got into financial difficulties in the late 1990's and soon went out of business. Having married an Australian girl about the same time, Hugh emigrated to Australia and Scotland lost the 'all Scottish ice-axe' and a great Scottish character in one go.
NB There are more axes to come.

Acquisition Date

03/12/2008

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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