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F Ralling, Fulpmes Ice Hammer

Accession Number

1562.2020.1

Object Name

F Ralling, Fulpmes Ice Hammer

Created

21/08/2020

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

21/08/2020

Brief Description

F Ralling Ice hammer with wooden shaft and dropped serrated pick

Materials

Wood, metal

Dimensions

Shaft and spike 34(L) cms Head 22(L) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

“F RALLING HAMMERWERK FULPMES MADE IN AUSTRIA”

Colour

Silver, brown

Maker

F Ralling

Object Production Place

Austria

Provenance

F Ralling, Fulpmes, Austria, North Wall Hammer, shortened and pick dropped by John Brailsford 1970
This little note was written by our good friend John Cheesmond when he donated this lovely little piece of mountaineering history in 2015. Both Johns were Mountain Guides and Brailsford was also a talented blacksmith who,amongst many things, had invented the Acorn and the M.O.A.C., two of the world’s first commercially produced items of climbing protection. No surprise then that John asked John to ‘drop the pick’This at a time when few specialist ice climbing tools existed and climbers were modifying old tools to deal with the new, steep ice challenges.
Felix Ralling was another talented blacksmith from the Stubai area of Austria. His was one of several companies who produced high quality axes and hammers in the early part of the 20th Century.
The fabulous example we have here in the collection dates from the 1950’s or maybe a little earlier.

Acquisition Method

Donated by John Cheesmond

Acquisition Date

21/08/2020

Condition Check Date

21/08/2020

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

21/08/2020

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