Ski Poles

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ID	Size	Description	Location	Notes
MTR.2008.14	144cm	Wood (hickory?) shaft, contoured handle, leather strap, wooden ring, leather webbing.	Archives, N3	Pair, circa 1920s?
MTR.2008.15	145cm	Bamboo (1-in diameter) shaft, wrapped leather grip, leather strap, wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing.	Archives, N3	Pair, circa 1930s.
MTR.2008.16	123cm	Bamboo shaft, leather strap, wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing, tape wrapped around pole in places.	Lowell Skoog's house	Pair, circa 1940s.
MTR.2008.19	90 - 100cm	Bamboo, leather strap, wooden ring, leather webbing. Poles are slightly mis-matched (one 90cm and the other 100cm).	Archives, N3	Kid's poles, pair.
MTR.2008.20	133cm	Metal shaft, O-U Sports brand, hard rubber grip, leather strap, wooden ring (5-in diameter), leather basket webbing.	Basement	Pair, circa 1950s?
MTR.2009.7	132cm	Bamboo shaft, leather strap, wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing. Each pole has 5-inch band of orange paint near handle. Poles owned by Anne Margaret ("Nancy") Goodfellow. Donated by son Bill Walker.	On loan to WSSSM	Pair, circa 1940s.
MTR.2013.1	155cm	Bamboo shaft, leather strap, wooden ring (8-in diameter), leather webbing. One pole has black tape wrapped around it every few inches. Poles owned by Paul Wiseman, former Mountaineers President and History Committee member.	Archives, N3	Pair, circa 1940s.
MTR.2014.21	130cm	True Temper steel shaft, hard rubber grip, leather strap, metal basket ring (6-in diameter), leather basket webbing.	Archives, N3	Pair, circa 1950s?
MTR.2014.34	Adjustable	Ramer adjustable aluminum ski poles with self-arrest grips and regular rubber grips. Length adjustment from 40" (101cm) to 56" (142cm) using push-button system. Removable plastic self-arrest grip is 6" long. Regular rubber grips have no self-arrest pick. Grips are removable using push-button system.	On loan to WSSSM	1990s. Donated by Lowell Skoog.
MTR.2014.39	Adjustable	Black Diamond "Whippet" aluminum ski poles with removable self-arrest picks and non-self-arrest strap-inserts. Length adjustment from 38" (97cm) to 56" (142cm) using cam-lock system. Steel self-arrest pick is 6" long. Pick is held in place by tab-and-slot system and may be replaced by a strap-only insert.	On loan to WSSSM	2000s. Donated by Lowell Skoog.

The following items are of lesser interest and are currently stored in the basement:

ID	Size	Description	Location	Notes
MTR.2008.17	130cm	Bamboo, leather straps, metal ring (6-in diameter), leather webbing.	Basement	Single pole.
MTR.2008.18	122cm	Bamboo, stitched-on leather grip, leather strap ("Tom Shi??" on strap), wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing.	Basement	Single pole.

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