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Chouinard Original Hexentrics/ drilled

Accession Number

1092.2013.1

Object Name

Chouinard Original Hexentrics/ drilled

Created

06/11/2013

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

06/11/2013

Brief Description

Chouinard Original Hexentrics/ drilled on sewn tape

Materials

duralium

Dimensions

9, 7.5, 6.5, 4.5. (L) cms

Number Of Objects

Four

Inscription Description

On largest diamond with “C” inside and USA 11
On smallest diamond with “C” inside and USA 7

Colour

silver

Maker

Chouinard

Object Production Place

USA

Provenance

Chouinard Hexentrics first appeared in 1971 and seem to be a mixture of ideas by Chouinard himself, a Swede called Tomas Carlstrom and American climber, Tom Frost. Not quite sure who did what, but Chouinard patented the idea in 1974, hexentrics being a variation on earlier ‘nuts’ like the hexagonal, the hexagon and the simple nut - as in nuts and bolts. As they were quite heavy Chouinard decided to drill holes to lighten them and provided a paper template for folk who had bought the unlightened versions and wanted to drill holes themselves.
Chouinard made most of his own gear in the early days and items from that era bear the distinctive diamond logo with a ‘C’ inside - see opposite.
Later versions were made by Interalp in Italy.
Chouinard filed for bankruptcy in 1989 to avoid a large legal claim and the company re emerged as Black Diamond.
The lovely set we have here are early originals, unusually on sewn tape rather than on rope - an excellent addition to the collection.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

06/11/2013

Condition Check Date

06/11/2013

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

06/11/2013

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