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- Date
- 1962 – 1976
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0120
- Description
- A small, gold coloured pin in shape of abominable snowman standing on skis with toque on head. Hairy features worked in slightly raised outline drawing. Small safety pin clasp vertically on back.
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- Title
- Athletic Pin
- Date
- 1962 – 1976
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 0.8 x 1.8 cm
- Description
- A small, gold coloured pin in shape of abominable snowman standing on skis with toque on head. Hairy features worked in slightly raised outline drawing. Small safety pin clasp vertically on back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0120
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- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1148
- Description
- Typical ice axe, well-used, with head (blade) and two long metal strips extending 14 cm. from head (blade) riveted to the wooden shaft, two rivets to each side. “WERK... PMES” encircled and “ORIGINAL ASCHENBRENNER GES.GESCH.” stamped on the head. There is an a “M” scored in the wooden shaft 4 cm. f…
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- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 75 x 30 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, well-used, with head (blade) and two long metal strips extending 14 cm. from head (blade) riveted to the wooden shaft, two rivets to each side. “WERK... PMES” encircled and “ORIGINAL ASCHENBRENNER GES.GESCH.” stamped on the head. There is an a “M” scored in the wooden shaft 4 cm. from the metal head. A screw is embedded in the wooden shaft 25.5cm from the pointed metal tip.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1148
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1085
- Description
- Typical ice axe, extra long plain pick and dished spade. Engraved on side of pick "Cassin". Point is 10.0 long with 4.3 long solid point. Wooden handle is broken below head.
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- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.3 x 80.5 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, extra long plain pick and dished spade. Engraved on side of pick "Cassin". Point is 10.0 long with 4.3 long solid point. Wooden handle is broken below head.
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1085
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- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois …
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 87.7 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois Simon & FIS Chamony Mont-Blanc". Other side of pick: "Modele G.H.M. 3013". Thin leather thong is tied and wrapped to shaft.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- skiing
- Mount McKinley
- Erling Strom
- Credit
- Gift of Erling Strom, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
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