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<< Back| Item Type: |
Object | |||
| Category: |
Object | |||
| EntryNumber: |
229a | |||
| AccessionNumber: |
214.2008.1 | |||
| AccessionDate: |
2008-05-08 | |||
| Name: |
Harness | |||
| Image: |  |
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| Brief Description: |
Harness, polyester, metal, cotton, stitched in white label 'TROLL' logo, 'MADE IN ENGLAND' in blue thread, union jack flag design, 'Important - each time the buckle is fastened check that you have done so correctly' in red thread. On reverse stitched in white label with black lettering 'Whillans Sit Harness designed by Don Whillans and manufactured by Troll Products', metal 'D' rings fixed along bottom edge of waistband, white cord threaded through and fixed with red tape. | |||
| Materials: |
polyester, metal, cotton | |||
| Dimensions: |
50 (w) x 120 (l) cm | |||
| Number of Objects: |
1 | |||
| Inscription Description: |
'MADE IN ENGLAND' , 'Important - each time the buckle is fastened check that you have done so correctly' , 'Whillans Sit Harness designed by Don Whillans and manufactured by Troll Products'. | |||
| Colour: |
white, blue, black, red | |||
| Maker: |
Troll | |||
| Technique: |
machine stitched | |||
| Provenance: |
Given to donor in 2004 by retired climber from Reading. | |||
| Acquisition Terms: |
Outright gift. | |||
| Acquisition Date: |
2008-04-17 | |||
| Condition: |
Good | |||
| Normal Location: |
Mountain Heritage Trust | |||
| Current Location: |
Mountain Heritage Trust | |||
| AccessStatus: |
Open | |||
| Rules: |
Spectrum : the UK Museum documentation standard, 1997 | |||
| Access Points: |
Equipment Harness Whillans, Donald Desbrow (1933-1985) |
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1087 | |||
| Created: |
2008-07-03 00:00:00 | |||
| Creator: |
M Willett | |||