Name/Title
SkisEntry/Object ID
2024.16.25a-bDescription
Pair of wooden skis with bear-trap style bindings. The bindings are stamped "DOVRE KABEL" on the hinge. The skis have taped tips and additional blocks added to the backs, with a wooden shoe platform screwed in to help secure leather boots in place. The tape around the tip of each ski is marked "L" or "R" for left or right foot. There are deep grooves carved into the underside of each ski.
These skis were used by Austine School alumnus and internationally renowned Class A ski jumper Herbert Holbrook.Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Used specifically for ski jumping alongside his boots (see 2024.17.47a-b) by Herbert P. Holbrook, a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. (see photo in archives) He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.Acquisition
Accession
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
Transfer