Snow Skis

Name/Title

Snow Skis

Entry/Object ID

1984.13.1.1a-b

Description

Downhill skis with poles and climbing strips. The skis have leather boot straps, and each is marked with prick points that read, "MAR 40". One ski is marked "855", "Montpelier Rainier", "614", "HICKORY", and "777". The other is marked "Austronia" and "Mount Ranier". The poles are made of aluminum with leather grips and straps. There are aluminum rings at the bottom with leather strapping and crooked points at the tips. The climbing straps are made of black corduroy with heavy white twill straps attaching them to the skis.

Context

Used by James L. Pembroke on Mount Mansfield

Acquisition

Accession

1984.13

Source or Donor

Pembroke, James L.

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1939

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ski, Snow

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gear, Skiing

Nomenclature Class

Sports Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

3 in

Length

76-1/4 in

Material

Wood, Leather, Aluminum

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Mountain

Mount Mansfield

Town

Underhill

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America