The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
666.2008.1
Stretcher
16/12/2008
Hermione Cooper
16/12/2008
Ski Rescue stretcher designed for fitting to standard NATO skis. White canvas with brown canvas straps and metal buckles at one end and a metal pole attached to the other end. Seven metal edged holes down both sides. Four brackets for attaching to skis and three metal cross bars. White nylon ropes attached to end.
canvas, nylon, metal
160(l) x 38(w)cms.
1
Assembly and packing instructions written on stretcher.
white
These stretchers were standard issue to Royal Marines training in Norway during the 1970's and 1980's, the idea being that if someone was injured you could use their skis to form the basis of the stretcher. They were heavy and therefore not popular.
Given to Mick Tighe by Royal Marine Quartermaster.
16/12/2008
good
28/04/2009
Bohuntin
Bohuntin
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
28/04/2009