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- Date
- c. 1910
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1070
- Description
- Typical ice axe, stout wooden handle with axe one end and pick on the other. Manufacturer's logo stamped on ice axe head and no. 1048. Other side is stamped "F.H. Allen"
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- c. 1910
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 95.5 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, stout wooden handle with axe one end and pick on the other. Manufacturer's logo stamped on ice axe head and no. 1048. Other side is stamped "F.H. Allen"
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- F. H. Allen
- Credit
- Gift of Tim Wake, Whistler, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1070
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1105
- Description
- Typical ice axe, wooden handle with small head. Stamped on side of pick end "Johann Hofer Fulpiaes" and "Reg. Schutz marke". Steel collar and point 13.0 long other end. Leather strap is attached to a metal ring which floats on the wooden shaft. Leather keeper is nailed on to shaft near bottom…
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, wooden handle with small head. Stamped on side of pick end "Johann Hofer Fulpiaes" and "Reg. Schutz marke". Steel collar and point 13.0 long other end. Leather strap is attached to a metal ring which floats on the wooden shaft. Leather keeper is nailed on to shaft near bottom. Inscribed on shaft near top is the letter "E".
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Elizabeth Rummel
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Fulton, Vancouver, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1105
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- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 105.0 cm
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Credit
- Gift of Alistair Wallace, Waterloo, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
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- Date
- 1907
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1107
- Description
- Long, heavy wooden handle with steel head and tip. Stamped on head "J.P.FORDE 1907" also manufacturer's logo and "G891"
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1907
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 112.0 cm
- Description
- Long, heavy wooden handle with steel head and tip. Stamped on head "J.P.FORDE 1907" also manufacturer's logo and "G891"
- Credit
- Gift of Iona Clark, Calgary, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1107
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1027
- Description
- Weathered, eroded shaft, pitted axe and spike. 5.4 cm long square spike embedded into end of shaft, 5.5 cm wide collar on end, one screw embedded. Copper coloured solder line is evident. Maker's insignia engraved on ace head "Fritz Derb Zweilutschinen Bernesoberland". Serrated edge worn down. …
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 26.7 x 114.0 cm
- Description
- Weathered, eroded shaft, pitted axe and spike. 5.4 cm long square spike embedded into end of shaft, 5.5 cm wide collar on end, one screw embedded. Copper coloured solder line is evident. Maker's insignia engraved on ace head "Fritz Derb Zweilutschinen Bernesoberland". Serrated edge worn down. Ace head has 2 long metal strips extending 14.2 cm up shaft with 2 copper nails each side. Single nail embedded in shaft near head.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1027
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1028 a-i
- Description
- Various woods and axe heads, some with name plates. (a) 96.0x27.0, A.O. Wheeler (b) 103.8x28.5, Mrs. Arthur O. Wheeler (c) 99.0x26.9 Benjamin Frank Seaver A.C.C. (d) 95.7x28.8 A.H. MacC (e) 95.8x23.4 H.E. Sampson (f) 110.7x30.5 GHR Kaufman (g) 114.5x26.0 C.E.F. (h) 91.5x25.0 C.P.R. (i) 85.5x26.7 A…
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- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Various woods and axe heads, some with name plates. (a) 96.0x27.0, A.O. Wheeler (b) 103.8x28.5, Mrs. Arthur O. Wheeler (c) 99.0x26.9 Benjamin Frank Seaver A.C.C. (d) 95.7x28.8 A.H. MacC (e) 95.8x23.4 H.E. Sampson (f) 110.7x30.5 GHR Kaufman (g) 114.5x26.0 C.E.F. (h) 91.5x25.0 C.P.R. (i) 85.5x26.7 Arthur Beale.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1028 a-i
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1030 a-c
- Description
- Two long handled ice axes with spikes, other wooden end. (a) 139.0x32.0, fine serrated inside edge on pick, rounded spike 20.0 cm long (b) 131.5x21.8, rounded handle wider at spike end (c) 84.7x25.0, ordinary axe handle (no spike) horseshoe nails used as wedges on ace head.
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Two long handled ice axes with spikes, other wooden end. (a) 139.0x32.0, fine serrated inside edge on pick, rounded spike 20.0 cm long (b) 131.5x21.8, rounded handle wider at spike end (c) 84.7x25.0, ordinary axe handle (no spike) horseshoe nails used as wedges on ace head.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1030 a-c
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