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Mountain Rescue Stretcher Apparatus

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Date
1945 – 1960
Material
metal; skin; fibre; plastic
Catalogue Number
106.04.1015 a-h
Description
Various paraphernalia, mountain rescue equipment (a,b) stretcher: aluminum tubing, mostly 2.5 diameter. Extended length 270.0, 56.6 wide. 2 main body parts hinged together and locked. Adjustable hinged front and back 'handles', adjustable leg positions. Canvas body support strapped onto frame 4…
Title
Mountain Rescue Stretcher Apparatus
Date
1945 – 1960
Material
metal; skin; fibre; plastic
Description
Various paraphernalia, mountain rescue equipment (a,b) stretcher: aluminum tubing, mostly 2.5 diameter. Extended length 270.0, 56.6 wide. 2 main body parts hinged together and locked. Adjustable hinged front and back 'handles', adjustable leg positions. Canvas body support strapped onto frame 4.0 wide straps for body security. (c,d) 2 aluminum wheel supports hook onto frame (e) bicycle wheel: 56.0 diameter, tire is solid. (f) stretcher pad: vinyl covered foam pad, 176.0x50.5x2.5, width tapers 50.5 to 37.0 (g) leg splint: steel rod, 1.0 diameter, continuous line from top, 100.0 inside leg, bent at foot to outside, 15.0 wide, outside of leg is116.5. Leather padded oval 29.0x24.0, tapers from 2.5 to 4.0 at inside of leg (h) Gramminger Seat, canvas seat with leather trim, braces, straps, metal buckles and snaps. Metal cable 51.0 long with loops each end - one loop attached to harness.
Subject
Parks
Wardens
mountain rescue
Gramminger seat
climbing
sports
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1988
Catalogue Number
106.04.1015 a-h
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Mountain Rescue Stretcher Apparatus

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.04.1022
Date
prior to 1970
Material
metal; fibre; rubber
Catalogue Number
106.04.1022
Description
Various paraphernalia mountain rescue equipment. Collapsible stretcher, can be used with 3 wheels or as a sled, other pieces of equipment such as wound cable. See also gramninger seat 106.04.1025.
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Title
Mountain Rescue Stretcher Apparatus
Date
prior to 1970
Material
metal; fibre; rubber
Description
Various paraphernalia mountain rescue equipment. Collapsible stretcher, can be used with 3 wheels or as a sled, other pieces of equipment such as wound cable. See also gramninger seat 106.04.1025.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
parks
mountain rescue
Hector Elliott
Credit
Gift of Hector Elliott, Cremona, 1990
Catalogue Number
106.04.1022
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