Narrow Results By
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0020 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very long, brown varnished wood, jumping skis with metal bindings. Skis are thicker at the centre, tapering toward the tail and the tip which curves upward slightly and is carved into a lancet arch with a small protrusion at the point. Bottom of each ski has three tracking grooves, top ha…
1 image
- Title
- Jumping Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 11.4 x 237.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of very long, brown varnished wood, jumping skis with metal bindings. Skis are thicker at the centre, tapering toward the tail and the tip which curves upward slightly and is carved into a lancet arch with a small protrusion at the point. Bottom of each ski has three tracking grooves, top has faint incised lines following the edges of the ski and forming an arch within the arch of the tip. Metal bindings consist of a large metal plate with toe brackets which secure boot by means of a thick leather strap which buckles over boot. A.L.&W. Mikro Skirite, Toronto , a small metal bracket with four slots for adjusting ski cable in front if large plate. "Kandahar" Made in Switzerland), a small bracket on either side of the middle edge of the ski with two hooks for the cable. Two large round holes joined by a slot which pass through the ski from one side to the other just beneath the large metal plate, have been plugged with wood and mastic of some sort. Note: a series of drilled holes approximately 12 cm. long are in front of the small cable adjusting bracket.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- sports
- skiing
- ski jumping
- winter
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0020 a,b
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1917 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0021 a,b
- Description
- Early model, solid wooden jumping skis with wide, bevelled tip. Were painted white but have worn and faded to natural, pale coloured wood. Overlapped lancet pattern incised in upper surface of ski for decoration. "E" on topside of ski near tip, side wall of skis has been chiselled out to hold stee…
1 image
- Title
- Jumping Skis
- Date
- 1917 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 12.5 x 229.00 cm
- Description
- Early model, solid wooden jumping skis with wide, bevelled tip. Were painted white but have worn and faded to natural, pale coloured wood. Overlapped lancet pattern incised in upper surface of ski for decoration. "E" on topside of ski near tip, side wall of skis has been chiselled out to hold steel plate and leather binding strap. Single groove on base of ski runs from toe plate to end of ski. Canvas boot platform affixed at toe and leather straps are attached to canvas for holding boot to ski. Metal plate under canvas platform is marked from boot heel pressure. Skis minor chipping and scuffing.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- ski jumping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0021 a,b
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.