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Mammut-Perrin Spring Loaded Chocks

Accession Number

1502.2019.1

Object Name

Mammut-Perrin Spring Loaded Chocks

Created

29/08/2019

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

29/08/2019

Brief Description

Two Mammut-Perrin spring loaded chocks

Materials

Aluminium, plastic

Dimensions

25 and 27(L) x 2 and 3(W) cms

Number Of Objects

2

Inscription Description

“PERRIN 850KG. MAMMUT”
“PERRIN 1400KG MAMMUT” “BREVET SUISS

Colour

Silver, black,red,yellow

Maker

Brevet

Object Production Place

Czech Republic

Provenance

An American, Ray Jardine, invented the first spring loaded camming device back in 1976/7 and called it the “Friend”. A welter of pretenders to the throne appeared over the subsequent decades; the rather bizarre Perrin Chock being one of them.
They were invented and patented by Gilbert Perrin, manufactured in the Czech Republic and marketed by the Swiss company, Mammut, in 1990.
We are not sure how successful they were worldwide but very few made their way to the UK so we are happy to have a couple here in our collection.
Thanks to our good friend, Staphanie Pennequin, of the Nuts Museum for the info and another good friend, Jonathon Winter, for the donation.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Jonathon Winter

Acquisition Date

29/08/2019

Condition Check Date

29/08/2019

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

29/08/2019

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