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| Accession no.: |
N: 102a-b |
| Object name: |
Crampon |
| Title: |
Crampon |
| Description: |
A pair of crampons, metal and leather, each with five metal spikes. This was the first type of crampon made in England for the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). The design was found to be unsuitable as it allowed snow to get between the footwear and the crampon. |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
personal equipment
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| Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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| UDC |
685.721
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| Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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| Getty AAT |
ice creepers
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| Number of items: |
2 |
| Full description: |
A crampon consisting of a rectangular metal plate, bent at right angles on each of the short edges. 5 metal spikes project downward from the base of the plate (one near each corner and one in the centre). A rectangular strip of thick leather has been fixed inside the plate by means of four metal rivets on the sole and three on each side – although there is only one (a) is missing one rivet on either side, and (b) is missing two on either side. The leather strip extends beyond the metal on each side, and has two holes with metal eyelets on either side to take a thong/strap for tying the crampon to the foot. The leather thongs are currently laced so as to tie the two crampons together.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 135mm, height: 85mm, depth: 65mm
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| Associated expedition(s): |
- : British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery) (1901 - 1904)
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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