Name/Title
Sierra Cup stamped SIERRA CLUB OF CALIFORNIAEntry/Object ID
2025.2.12Description
Sierra Cup stamped SIERRA CLUB OF CALIFORNIAUse
Scoop water to drink while hikingContext
Belonged to Raffi Bedayn who made the first aluminum caribiners after 1945. He ran the commissary for the 10th Mtn. Division because he'd worked in his father's grocery storeCollection
Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.2Notes
Says Sierra Club of California. Rare.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1905 - 1941Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Embossed with Sierra Club of California, RAFFI BEDAYN marked in Red, big yellow rectangleLocation
baseMaterial/Technique
TinNotes
Orange paint from earlier, name in red from time of acquisitionDimensions
Height
1-7/8 inWidth
3 inDiameter
4-3/4 inLocation
Location
Display Case
Exhibit Case 01Date
December 25, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Rod BedaynNotes
Belonged Raffi Bedayn, a climber in the 1930s and 40s. After WWII he manufactured aluminum carabiners for climbers. He ran the commissary for the 10th Mtn. Division using knowledge gained from working in his father's grocery store. Acquired from Rod Bedayn in 1993.Create Date
December 24, 2025Update Date
December 31, 2025
