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Stubai? Six Point crampons

Accession Number

1410.2017.1

Object Name

Stubai? Six Point crampons

Created

19/10/2017

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

19/10/2017

Brief Description

Pair of possibly Stubai six point crampons with webbing straps

Materials

metal, webbing

Dimensions

33(L) x13(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

Initials "A.W."

Colour

brown

Maker

Stubai?

Object Production Place

Austria?

Provenance

These are probably the oldest crampons that we have in our collection and we suspect they date from the 1920’s or a little earlier. Though looking very much like Stubai, the only identification marks we can find are the. initials ”AW” stamped on one of them, which is more likely to be an owner’s, rather than a maker’s initials.
Oscar Eckenstein, along with Italian blacksmith Henry Grivel, is credited with inventing/creating the first crampons for climbing around 1910, though mountain folk had been wearing spiky things on their feet for centuries before that. There is some evidence that Hannibal’s elephants had spikes on their feet when crossing the Alps in 218BC.
So, we think Stubai, we think 1920’s and we know they were donated by our good friend and Mountain Guide, John Cheesmond.

Acquisition Method

Donated by John Cheesmond

Acquisition Date

19/10/2017

Condition Check Date

19/10/2017

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

19/10/2017

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