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Date
1915 – 1920
Material
skin; metal; wood; fibre; hair
Catalogue Number
106.06.1070 a,b
Description
Two U.S. Army issue decker pack saddles. Saddles constructed of wood and metal with thick underpads attached. Underpads made of heavy leather with canvas backing, stuffed with horse hair.Basket ropes coiled on saddle. Saddle b) has canvas and leather cinches. Saddle a) is missing cinches and has no…
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Title
Pack Saddle
Date
1915 – 1920
Material
skin; metal; wood; fibre; hair
Dimensions
22.0 x 87.0 x 65.0 cm
Description
Two U.S. Army issue decker pack saddles. Saddles constructed of wood and metal with thick underpads attached. Underpads made of heavy leather with canvas backing, stuffed with horse hair.Basket ropes coiled on saddle. Saddle b) has canvas and leather cinches. Saddle a) is missing cinches and has no markings except a piece of adhesive tape on which is written “STEEL”. Saddle b) has several markings: “A4. HUNTER & Co. 1917” is stamped onto the wood, “JABEZ CLIFF & Co. WALSALL. 1917” is stamped on the leather of the underpad, and “AM B 27” is stamped on one leather strap.
Subject
packers and guides
George Harrison
Credit
Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
Catalogue Number
106.06.1070 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; metal; skin; hair
Catalogue Number
106.06.1071
Description
Sawbuck pack saddle, wood with canvas and leather cinches. Basket rope coiled on top. Leather skirt with sheepskin padding underneath. Tooling around edge of leather skirt. “M” brand on wood of saddle.
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Title
Pack Saddle
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; metal; skin; hair
Dimensions
26.0 x 62.0 x 58.0 cm
Description
Sawbuck pack saddle, wood with canvas and leather cinches. Basket rope coiled on top. Leather skirt with sheepskin padding underneath. Tooling around edge of leather skirt. “M” brand on wood of saddle.
Subject
packers and guides
Ike Mills
Credit
Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
Catalogue Number
106.06.1071
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.04.1122
Description
Metal crampons with six points, olive green fabric straps with metal buckles. One crampon has “4B” and “B3” stamped on it, along with manufacturer’s marks: “A. PUPFAUF. WERNZEUGSCHMIED. FINSIEDELN. SCHWEIZ.” & “PRIMA”.
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Title
Ice Crampons
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal; fibre
Dimensions
7.0 x 12.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
Metal crampons with six points, olive green fabric straps with metal buckles. One crampon has “4B” and “B3” stamped on it, along with manufacturer’s marks: “A. PUPFAUF. WERNZEUGSCHMIED. FINSIEDELN. SCHWEIZ.” & “PRIMA”.
Subject
sports
climbing
packers and guides
Swiss guides
Ernest Feuz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
Catalogue Number
108.04.1122
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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
108.04.1121 a,b
Description
Metal crampons with eight points, soldered in several places. Olive green fabric straps with leather tabs and metal buckles. One crampon stamped “3 BREIZ.”
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Title
Ice Crampons
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; fibre; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 12.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Metal crampons with eight points, soldered in several places. Olive green fabric straps with leather tabs and metal buckles. One crampon stamped “3 BREIZ.”
Subject
sports
climbing
packers and guides
Swiss guides
Ernest Feuz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
Catalogue Number
108.04.1121 a,b
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Date
prior to 1960
Material
wood; skin, leather; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.1060
Description
Typical wooden pack saddle with felt underpads and attached straps. Long straps include crupper. "Susy Skip" burned into saddle.
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Title
Pack Saddle
Date
prior to 1960
Material
wood; skin, leather; metal
Description
Typical wooden pack saddle with felt underpads and attached straps. Long straps include crupper. "Susy Skip" burned into saddle.
Subject
packers and guides
Andy Russell
Credit
Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1990
Catalogue Number
106.06.1060
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
wood; skin; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.1046
Description
Sides curved and shaped, forks saddle notched and rivetted to sides. Rigging complete, bound around forks and held in place with leather straps grooved under forks and screwed into sides. 4 leather latigos on rings. Canvas cinches have leather ends attached to large D rings, joining leather stra…
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Title
Pack Saddle
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
wood; skin; fibre; metal
Dimensions
28.0 x 36.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
Sides curved and shaped, forks saddle notched and rivetted to sides. Rigging complete, bound around forks and held in place with leather straps grooved under forks and screwed into sides. 4 leather latigos on rings. Canvas cinches have leather ends attached to large D rings, joining leather straps sewn on to centres of cinches with nuckle.
Subject
Indigenous
transportation
animal
horse
packers and guides
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
106.06.1046
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