The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
814.2010.1
'Baby' MOAC chocks
07/01/2010
Hermione Cooper
07/01/2010
Three 'baby' MOAC chocks on wires. 23" sling with hemp core. Plastic cover on two of them.
aluminium, plastic
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These very early chocks did not have any markings whereas the many copies did. Best identified by the maker's dimensions which we fortunately have.
silver, red
MOAC
Manchester
1969
Produced by MOAC, which derived its name from a shortened version of MOuntain ACtivities, in conjunction with John Brailsford, who had invented the original and larger MOAC, these new 'baby' versions aimed to fill a gap in the climber's armoury which they did for many years. These particular ones were salvaged from the Joint Services Mountain Training Centre, Fort George, when they became obsolete and destined for the skip.
A wee footnote to the above which we are adding sometime later. Mounain Activities mentioned above were a joint venture with outdoor equipment retailer, Ellis Brigham. It seems that the Baby MOAC was one of Bob Brigham's ideas and was not supported by the inventor of the original MOAC - John Brailsford. The 'babies' turned out rather badly as the aluminium alloy that they were made from was too soft and deformed when holding a fall - so they went out of fashion rather sooner than we originally thought.
Salvaged from Joint Services Mountain Training Centre at Fort George
07/01/2010
good
07/01/2010
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
07/01/2010
M.O.A.C. No.3 Chockstone
M.O.A.C. Original
MOAC - Chocs on rope
Moac on hollow tape
MOAC on wire