The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
1020.2012.1
Walking stick
04/10/2012
Hermione Cooper
04/10/2012
Wooden walking stick with metal tip
wood
92(l) cms
1
brown
As the founder of the Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection, Mick Tighe, gets a little older he has started taking an interest in walking sticks and we are wondering if it'll be a mountain zimmer next!!
Anyway, this lovely little stick was donated by Mick's pal, George Bruce, hillman and longtime member of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team. It has been lovingly made from ash or hazel - we think, and just as lovingly used by the looks of it. It's interesting to note that in the good old days hill folk nearly always used a stick, often hand made like this one and free. Now we have a whole new industry churning out walking poles by the millions and charging the earth!
Donated by George Bruce
04/10/2012
04/10/2012
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
04/10/2012