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Staub Elite Ski

Accession Number

717.2009.1

Object Name

Staub Elite Ski

Created

20/01/2009

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

20/01/2009

Brief Description

Single Staub Elite ski with metal toe binding and leather heel strap. Large repair to the tip. White bone/horn edging partly missing

Materials

wood, bone/horn, metal, leather

Dimensions

195(l) cms At widest part 8(w)cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Shield on sole of tip with cross inside and oak leaves below. Indecipherable lettering above. Plastic plaque reads "2 LILLYWHITES LTD. CRITERION BUILDINGS, PICADILLY CIRCUS, LONDON SW1" Initials "SCM" carved into tip.

Colour

brown

Maker

Staub

Object Production Place

Switzerland

Provenance

This is a ski with history and character even though it's lost its other half. It's actually a Swiss 'Staub Elite' and very unusually has either bone or horn edges which we've never seen before. Whether or not this is original or added later we are not sure.
Staub were one of the many Swiss ski manufacturers around just before and after the Second World War and as Switzerland hadn't been decimated by the ravages of war (they remained neutral) their industries prospered in the immediate aftermath. Consequently, large amounts of Swiss skis were imported into the UK; in this case by Lillywhites. The binding is an early Gresvigs Loipe binding. Gresvigs were, and still are in 2012, a large Norwegian sports emporium so this is their loipe or track binding dating from a similar era to the ski.
The major feature of this ski, of course, is the wonderful repair job at the tip which is a work of art and a credit to the owner who we assume has carved the initials 'SCM' on the tip. Unfortunately, we don't know who 'SCM' was but thanks for the memory.

Acquisition Method

Part of collection passed on from Scottish Ski Club

Acquisition Date

01/12/2008

Condition

large repair to tip/treated for woodworm in 2012

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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