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Faces Slug

Accession Number

1492.2019.1

Object Name

Faces Slug

Created

28/05/2019

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

28/05/2019

Brief Description

A Faces Slug

Materials

rubber, metal

Dimensions

23(L) x4(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

silver, yellow ,black

Maker

Faces Designs

Object Production Place

Matlock, Derbyshire

Provenance

Ball nuts, Sliders, Rock’n Rollers and Slugs - a few of the names applied to this type of rock protection which basically involves one piece of gear sliding over another courtesy of a trigger and spring release system.
The Slug we have here in the collection was one of the many devices to appear in the 1980’s, in this case created by Derek Ryden in 1987 and marketed by Faces Designs in Matlock, Derbyshire.
This one seems to be an early prototype, later ones were a little more refined as we can see from the picture opposite, kindly provided by Stephane Pennequin of the Nuts Museum in Corsica.
Along with most of the other similar devices, the Slug did not become popular and were pretty soon consigned to the collector’s market.
An interesting addition to our collection kindly donated by Ken Rawlinson, one time director of Pheonix Mountaineering.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Ken Rawlinson

Acquisition Date

28/05/2019

Condition Check Date

28/05/2019

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/05/2019

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