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Chouinard Hexentrics - modified

Accession Number

1223.2015.1(a-c)

Object Name

Chouinard Hexentrics - modified

Created

08/04/2015

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

08/04/2015

Brief Description

Three modified Chouinard hexentrics

Materials

aluminium alloy

Dimensions

a- 5.5(h) b- 6.5(h) c- 7.8(h) cms

Number Of Objects

3

Inscription Description

a- hole has been drilled through "HEXENTRIC"
b- 9 with "C" inside a diamond
c- "395"

Colour

silver

Maker

Chouinard

Object Production Place

USA

Provenance

American mountaineer and equipment manufacturer, Yvon Chouinard, first produced his lightweight Hexentric chock/nuts in 1974 which he made lighter by drilling holes in them. Scottish mountaineer and prolific gear modifier, Bill Skidmore, got hold of some Chouinard Hexentrics sometime after 1974 and made them lighter still by drilling even more holes in them!
Bill passed away in 2015 and his partner, Mary Henery, kindly gave us a whole pile of modified gear including these Hexentrics - thanks Mary.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mary Henery

Acquisition Date

08/04/2015

Condition Check Date

08/04/2015

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

08/04/2015

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