Objects Database

Ice Screw

Accession Number

1030.2012.1

Object Name

Ice Screw

Created

31/10/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

31/10/2012

Brief Description

Tubular shaped ice screw with figure of eight hangar

Materials

titanium

Dimensions

21(l) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

silver

Provenance

We can't say for sure, as there are no markings to prove or disprove our theory, but we think this is a 'faces' ice screw from the 1980's , although the head in the picture opposite looks a tiny bit different.
There were lots of these titanium ice screws around at the time, most of which came from Russia as they seemed to have a surfeit of titanium at the time - 'faces' obviously tried to buck the trend by having their own ones made.
Whether, Russian or British, we do know that this particular type were pretty useless as the 'hangar' - that's the sticky out bit at the top - spun, under pressure, without the screw because the two flat bits on either side of the screw itself were too shallow. The teeth were pretty poor as well and would bend or break at the hint of hard ice.

Acquisition Date

31/10/2012

Condition Check Date

31/10/2012

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

31/10/2012

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