Le Trappeur combined down- and uphill ski boot

Object/Artifact

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The Askmo Collection

Name/Title

Le Trappeur combined down- and uphill ski boot

Entry/Object ID

LSB0005

Description

Black leather Le Trappeur ski boots from France. These have a rare alternating lacing pattern that was presumably designed to offer a tighter and more precise distribution of pressure on the foot. This model, designed for cable bindings, was of the type that could operate with both free and fixed heel, i.e., it was a combined down- and uphill ski boot. It has a notch in the back to accommodate the cable of a Kandahar-type binding. This kind of boot would also have been suitable for ski jumping, a still very popular discipline in the 1930s and 40s.

Category

Ski boots
Askmo Ski Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Le Trappeur

Date made

1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Sillans, Isere, French Alps

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Le Trappeur - Made in France

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

10.5

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Length of sole

Length

32 cm

Location

Location

Building

StGtopFl

Date

August 28, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Aug 28, 2025

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Date

Aug 22, 2025

Acquired From

Patrick Ducrey

Place

Ski resort

Combloux

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 28, 2025

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 28, 2025