The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
798.2009.1
Piton hammer
28/01/2009
Hermione Cooper
28/01/2009
Swiss'Andenmaton Mischabel'piton hammer,square hammer head and serrated pick with red rubber protector.Wooden shaft with cord attached through hole at end.
wood, metal, rubber
Shaft 23(l) x 8(cir)cms. Head 16.5(l) cms.
1
"J&W LTD. LONDON WC1" on protector
brown
Andenmaton
Switzerland
Purchased 2/3/53 9 (from Broken Hill,Rhodesia ) for Himal Chuli.Later( 3/2/55, it saved Pat E. -M on North Face (Gate of Mist) Mount Kenya when the only ice axe broke and again 21 yrs on, on North Face (Firmin's Tower) Harry Hilton needed it.(21/8/76)
Donated by David Wrigglesworth on behalf of the late Harry Hilton
27/01/2009
good
28/04/2009
Bohuntin
Bohuntin
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
28/04/2009