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Climbing Brake Bar
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- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1051
- Description
- 3 piece brake bar, Chic Scott's. Each loop 1.0 dia. rod, 10.2x5.0, with 5.5 long gate opening. 2 outer loops have a solid locking bar 6.3x1.5, one side rounded. "Cmi" stamped on crossbars, system caused extreme wear on ropes, and fell into disrepute.
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- Title
- Climbing Brake Bar
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Description
- 3 piece brake bar, Chic Scott's. Each loop 1.0 dia. rod, 10.2x5.0, with 5.5 long gate opening. 2 outer loops have a solid locking bar 6.3x1.5, one side rounded. "Cmi" stamped on crossbars, system caused extreme wear on ropes, and fell into disrepute.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1051
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Climbing Carabiners
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1052 a-f
- Description
- Aluminum "D" ring, Chic Scott's. Solid aluminum rods, shaped into typical "D" carabiner, spring loaded latch 5.0 long on short side. Embossed on long side "P.ALLAIN 1600 Kg", other side"BREVETE S G D G".
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- Title
- Climbing Carabiners
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Aluminum "D" ring, Chic Scott's. Solid aluminum rods, shaped into typical "D" carabiner, spring loaded latch 5.0 long on short side. Embossed on long side "P.ALLAIN 1600 Kg", other side"BREVETE S G D G".
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1052 a-f
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Climbing Carabiners
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1130
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1130
- Description
- Collection of 27 carabiners, several marked with strip of blue adhesive tape, and one figure 8 descender (rappell device) in red nylon drawstring bag. 16 oval carabiners, two of which are locking, one with brake. 11 “D” carabiners, 3 of which are locking. Manufacturers vary, including “BEDAYN, CALI…
- Title
- Climbing Carabiners
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Collection of 27 carabiners, several marked with strip of blue adhesive tape, and one figure 8 descender (rappell device) in red nylon drawstring bag. 16 oval carabiners, two of which are locking, one with brake. 11 “D” carabiners, 3 of which are locking. Manufacturers vary, including “BEDAYN, CALIFORNIA,” “CASSIN, ITALY,” “ALCOA,” “P. ALLAIN,” “STUBAI, AUSTRIA,” & “ASMU.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1130
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Climbing Chocks
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- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1131
- Description
- 7 various climbing chocks: 1 #9 hexcentric chock manufactured by Chouinard Equipment, slung with purple nylon rope; 1 smaller hexcentric chock, slung with purple and orange nylon perlon; 3 wedge chocks, various sizes, possibly custom machined, 1 slung with purple and orange nylon perlon and 2 slung…
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- Title
- Climbing Chocks
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- 7 various climbing chocks: 1 #9 hexcentric chock manufactured by Chouinard Equipment, slung with purple nylon rope; 1 smaller hexcentric chock, slung with purple and orange nylon perlon; 3 wedge chocks, various sizes, possibly custom machined, 1 slung with purple and orange nylon perlon and 2 slung with orange and purple nylon perlon; 2 wire copperheads (chocks) slung with metal cable and suaged with copper.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1131
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Climbing Crampon Straps
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1054 a-g
- Description
- Various straps for crampons, Chic Scott's. 3 hemp with metal buckles. (a,b) 1.5 wide (c) 1.8 wide. 4 leather, 1.0 wide.
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- Title
- Climbing Crampon Straps
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Description
- Various straps for crampons, Chic Scott's. 3 hemp with metal buckles. (a,b) 1.5 wide (c) 1.8 wide. 4 leather, 1.0 wide.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1054 a-g
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Climbing Equipment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1113
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1113
- Description
- Nine pieces of climbing equipment - carabiners, pitons, rappel ring and ice screws - attached together.
- Title
- Climbing Equipment
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Nine pieces of climbing equipment - carabiners, pitons, rappel ring and ice screws - attached together.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1113
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Climbing; Horizontal Piton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1160%20a-c
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1160 a-c
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons hanging from it:a) a D-ring carbiner (10.3x5.0cm wide) made out of aluminum alloy; it has a spring lock mechanism with a safety bar in the gate. On one side it has “CHOUINARD” in raised upright block letters, followed by “H G” horizontally. The opposite side has “H” hori…
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- Title
- Climbing; Horizontal Piton
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons hanging from it:a) a D-ring carbiner (10.3x5.0cm wide) made out of aluminum alloy; it has a spring lock mechanism with a safety bar in the gate. On one side it has “CHOUINARD” in raised upright block letters, followed by “H G” horizontally. The opposite side has “H” horizontally, “820” “G” horizontally “P” within a circle “ALCOA” followed by Chouinard’s diamond logo and “775”. This carabiner is light, strong and uncomplicated.(b) a hand-forged horizontal piton (8.8x2.60cm wide 3.0cm high) with a flat blade and raised side ‘handle’, viewer’s left, with a round hole. On the handle there is hand engraved “C” and what could be “m e”. This may have been an early Yvon Chouinard when he was making pitons in a garage. There is also “H G” below that.(c) a hand-forged horizontal piton (8.0x3.2cm wide 3.5 high) with a flat, thin, sharp blade and raised side ‘handle’, viewer’s right, with a round hole. Made of of Chrome-moly steel. There is stamp, Yvon Chouinard’s logo, a diamond with a “C” in the centre and “U.S.A” underneath.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1160 a-c
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Climbing Ice Axe Ring
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1053
- Description
- Aluminum ring with hemp strap, Chic Scott's. Solid aluminum ring, .3 thick with strap eye. 1.7 wide hemp strap is sewn back onto itself thought the eye.
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- Title
- Climbing Ice Axe Ring
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.5 cm
- Description
- Aluminum ring with hemp strap, Chic Scott's. Solid aluminum ring, .3 thick with strap eye. 1.7 wide hemp strap is sewn back onto itself thought the eye.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1053
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Climbing Ice Screw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1067%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1067 a,b
- Description
- (a) One piece of metal rod .7 cm dia. with screw one end and bent around other end for handle. (b) Aluminum, screw on one side only, hollowed other side, small finger handle and welded on keeper.
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- Title
- Climbing Ice Screw
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 21.3 cm
- Description
- (a) One piece of metal rod .7 cm dia. with screw one end and bent around other end for handle. (b) Aluminum, screw on one side only, hollowed other side, small finger handle and welded on keeper.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Kelly, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1067 a,b
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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1084 a-c
- Description
- Three small rope ladders with metal bars for steps; two ladders are the same type and appear to be handmade:(a) (118.5cm with nylon cord extension 168.0) Three metal bars with thick white nylon rope threaded through the holes in the bars and tied in knots. There is a metal hook (written in scipt “C…
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- Title
- Climbing Ladder
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Three small rope ladders with metal bars for steps; two ladders are the same type and appear to be handmade:(a) (118.5cm with nylon cord extension 168.0) Three metal bars with thick white nylon rope threaded through the holes in the bars and tied in knots. There is a metal hook (written in scipt “Charlet-Maser”) with a hole in the top and one in the bottom where the rope is looped through. There are remnants of red lettering on the inside the first bar ”ISER AN .032” followed by a star inside a circle.(b) Three metal bars with thick white nylon rope threaded through the holes in the bars and tied in knots. There is a metal hook with a hole in the top through which a thin blue and white nylon cord is looped through and knotted and one in the bottom where white, heavier rope is looped through and then knotted. (c) The third ladder consists of three aluminum bars with white, light nylon rope looped through the holes at either end and tied. Machine engraved on the side of each bar “TRADE, logo, MARK” and underneath “TOP.S. ALPINE EQUIPMENT”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1084 a-c
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1050
- Description
- TITON climbing nut, aluminum, Jon Jones'. Solid aluminum, central bar has base 7.5x5.8 with other end 5.5x4.2. 2round holes 1.3 dia. in each end centered both sides of central bar. Stamped one side of bar: "3" and "COLORADO NY", scratched on base "JON". Can be wedged in big crack for holding car…
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- Title
- Climbing Nut
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 5.8 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- TITON climbing nut, aluminum, Jon Jones'. Solid aluminum, central bar has base 7.5x5.8 with other end 5.5x4.2. 2round holes 1.3 dia. in each end centered both sides of central bar. Stamped one side of bar: "3" and "COLORADO NY", scratched on base "JON". Can be wedged in big crack for holding carabiner or rope.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Jon Jones
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1050
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1047 a-d
- Description
- Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1047 a-d
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Climbing Piton
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1090
- Description
- A hand-forged piton pounded down and flattened at one end creating a tapered blade or knife, and at the raised end, a hole to fit a ring (missing) through. It was painted red at the raised end but has mostly flaked off. “10” is stamped on one side and “CASSIN” within a partial oval on the other.
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 9.8 cm
- Description
- A hand-forged piton pounded down and flattened at one end creating a tapered blade or knife, and at the raised end, a hole to fit a ring (missing) through. It was painted red at the raised end but has mostly flaked off. “10” is stamped on one side and “CASSIN” within a partial oval on the other.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1090
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Climbing Piton
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1157
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1157
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Climbing Piton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1158
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1158
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’ an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there is a hole on the wider, thicker end, for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “G”. Only a remnant of what was most likely an “H”…
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.60 x 3.2 cm
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’ an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there is a hole on the wider, thicker end, for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “G”. Only a remnant of what was most likely an “H” is discernible.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1158
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1159 a-d
- Description
- A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a met…
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a metal piton (14.5x3.3cm wide) with the blade, instead of being flat, is positioned slightly sideways; engraved in script on the ‘handle’ portion “Charlet Moser” in block letters “CHAMONIX” . There is a white shop label glued on one side of the blade, in blue lettering “3 7 Premier Cycle & Sports 110 F”.(c) a trowel-shaped vertical piton (11.5x3.0cm), thin flat blade and high raised ‘handle’. This type of knife or blade was very popular in the Rockies. Commonly called the ‘Ace of Spades’. Raised “0” on the blade and “R. CASSIN” on viewer’s right and “ITALY” on the other. an “0” on the top part of the blade. Remnants of a piece of tape “1/74” indiscernable.(d) a hand-forged horizontal piton with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. ‘LOST”, the diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1159 a-d
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1161 a-c
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade a…
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. Engraved on the handle “AUSTRIA STUBAI”. A yellow sales label with black printing “BAROTTO CALGARY “$1.10 EA”. Hand printed in green ink “VERTICAL”.(c) a vertical piton (16.5x3.8cm wide) made out of soft iron, with flat blade and handle, engraved “MADE IN AUSTRIA STUBAI” remnants of a shop’s yellow sales label with black lettering “BAROTTO CALGAR” with the Y partially missing.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1161 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1125
- Description
- One coiled manilla climbing rope, light beige.
- Title
- Climbing Rope
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- One coiled manilla climbing rope, light beige.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1125
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1126
- Description
- One coiled manilla climbing rope, dark brown.
- Title
- Climbing Rope
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- One coiled manilla climbing rope, dark brown.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Arnold Wexler.
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1126
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1127
- Description
- One thin nylon climbing rope, coiled, gold colour.
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- Title
- Climbing Rope
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- One thin nylon climbing rope, coiled, gold colour.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1127
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