- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1149
- Description
- Piton hammer with rectangular steel head and steel looped handle with thick black leather grip; climbing cord looped through and knotted. A steel shaft bent to loop around to form a handle is soldered onto the steel head. A thick leather piece, dyed black, with no apparent seam, has been fitted oveā¦
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- Title
- Piton Hammer
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; leather
- Dimensions
- 21 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Piton hammer with rectangular steel head and steel looped handle with thick black leather grip; climbing cord looped through and knotted. A steel shaft bent to loop around to form a handle is soldered onto the steel head. A thick leather piece, dyed black, with no apparent seam, has been fitted over the shaft for gripping. There is a thin piece of climbing rope, blue and white weave, knotted at the end and looped through the shaft for attaching and carrying.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1149
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