Name/Title
SnowshoesEntry/Object ID
1981.27a-bDescription
Pair of bentwood and rawhide snowshoes. There are two crossbeams, one near the toe and one near the heel. Rawhide is woven between the outer frame and crossbeams in a 6-pointed stair pattern, with a square hole left at the center beneath the crossbeam at the toe. There are leather straps for holding onto the wearer's foot attached to the edge of the square hole. The toe crossbeam has a sticker with the label, "GREEN MOUNTAIN SNOWSHOE / Guaranteed Not to Sag / MADE BY W. H. KETCHUM, Gaysville, Vt."Context
Made by Walter H. Ketchum in Gaysville, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1981.27Source or Donor
Howard, JoeAcquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Artist
Ketchum, Walter Harrison (1868-1939)Manufacturer
Green Mountain SnowshoeDate made
1925 - 1938Place
Village
GaysvilleTown
StockbridgeCounty
Windsor CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
SnowshoeNomenclature Sub-Class
Human-Powered VehiclesNomenclature Class
Land Transportation T&ENomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (each)Width
12-3/8 inLength
28-1/2 in