Objects Database

Skis

Accession Number

776.2009.1

Object Name

Skis

Created

23/01/2009

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

23/01/2009

Brief Description

Pair of homemade wooden skis without bindings.

Materials

wood

Dimensions

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

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

" 37 " handwritten on tip.

Colour

brown

Provenance

There's a certain 'homemade' look about this pair of skis and the absence of any maker's name helps with that theory.
There has been a slot - now blocked up - for an earlier set of bindings and screw holes on the top speak of a subsequent set. Lots of folk were making their own skis in the early days as there were very few major manufacturers.
Whatever the background, they are well made from a single piece of wood and we are guessing around 1940's possibly earlier.

Acquisition Date

23/01/2009

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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