Objects Database

Ice Screw

Accession Number

1201.2015.1

Object Name

Ice Screw

Created

07/01/2015

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

07/01/2015

Brief Description

'P'shaped ice screw .. probably homemade

Materials

iron

Dimensions

18(l) x 4(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

brown

Provenance

We've got lots of ice screws in the collection but this one is a bit special. We can't find a maker's name so suspect it is homemade or maybe some kind of prototype.
The style suggests it's a very early version whatever - circa 1960/65 when screws first began to appear, replacing the drive in, hack out ice piton, which you'll find elsewhere in the collection.
Mountain Guide, Dave (Smiler) Cuthbertson, kindly donated this screw to the collection, a pretty unusual and unique addition.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Dave Cuthbertson

Acquisition Date

07/01/2015

Condition Check Date

07/01/2015

Current Location

Bohuntin

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

07/01/2015

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