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| Accession no.: | Y: 2011/8a-b | ||||||||||
| Object name: | Ice axe | ||||||||||
| Title: | Ice axe | ||||||||||
| Description: | A long-handled ice axe (a) with a leather guard (b), made by François Simond & Son of Chamonix, France and supplied by Robert Lawrie Ltd. of London. The axe was used by J.G.D. Pratt on the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58, and the head is stamped 'J.G.D. Pratt'. | ||||||||||
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| Number of items: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Full description: |
a: A long-handled ice axe. The metal head has a pick with teeth on the underside on one side and an adze on the other. It is stamped on one side with the name of the manufacturer, 'FRANÇOIS SIMOND & FILS // CHAMONIX. MONT-BLANC' and on the other with the name of the supplier, 'ROBERT LAWRIE LTD // LONDON W1 // MADE IN FRANCE'. It is also stamped 'Simond Special B' and 'J.G.D. PRATT'. The head is attached to the handle by means of a split socket and rivets. The handle is made of wood and is oval in cross-section. It has a metal cap around the end, with a metal spike protruding from the butt. b: A red-brown leather guard, made in two pieces (one for the pick and one for the adze) which buckle together over the head with a leather strap and metal buckle. |
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