- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1152 a-n
- Description
- One canvas bag containing various sizes of nails “clinkers” for climbing boots:(a) 48 three-edged nails: spike 3.3 cm, 4.0x2.0w cm(b) 51 three-edged nails: spike 2.9 cm, 3.40x2.0w cm(c) 9 three-edged nails: spike 2.7 cm, 3.20x2.0w cm(d) 31 three-edged nails: spike 2.0 cm, 3.0x2.0w cm(e) 23 three-ed…
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- Title
- Boot Nail
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Description
- One canvas bag containing various sizes of nails “clinkers” for climbing boots:(a) 48 three-edged nails: spike 3.3 cm, 4.0x2.0w cm(b) 51 three-edged nails: spike 2.9 cm, 3.40x2.0w cm(c) 9 three-edged nails: spike 2.7 cm, 3.20x2.0w cm(d) 31 three-edged nails: spike 2.0 cm, 3.0x2.0w cm(e) 23 three-edged nails: spike 1.60cm, 2.20x1.50w cm (f) 380 five-edged “mugger” nails: spike 1.2 cm, 1.5x1.0w cm(g) 52 “TRICOUNI BREV+ 613 SUISSE” edge nails (10 singles and 3 rolls in string @14)(h) 19 Bernina sole nails(i) 15 “TRICOUNI BREV+No 5 SUISSE” 1.5x2.5w cm (for sole edge)(j) 13 (9 black, 4 grey) “No 5 DEPOSE TRICOUNI” edge nails(k) 11 “BREV+TRICOUNI No 7-13” plates for heel edges, “SUISSE” on the plate 4.8wx4.0 lengthx3.0 h (l) 62 nails that resemble a saddle “TRICOUNI” on one side, “N.1 BREV.+” (m) 38 2.0x2.5w two-pronged edge nails 2.50lx1.4wx2.0 cm high(n) 6 similar shape but not edge nails, smaller two-pronged 2.4lx1.2wx2.3high The unbleached canvas bag measures 33cmx30.0cm wide. It is one piece of lightweight canvas folded and sewn on the side and bottom. There is a piece of cotton twill sewn into the side seam creating a tie to close the bag.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob and Marjory Hind, Calgary, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1152 a-n
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