Ski, Snow
- Object Name:
- Ski, Snow
- Object ID:
- 2000.025 a-b
- Creator:
- Northland Ski Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Laconia, NH
- Date:
- 1950-1960
- Description:
- Pair of downhill snow skis, made by Northland Ski Manufacturing Company, Laconia, NH, 1950s. Hickory wood skis. Metal bindings with steel cables and leather toe straps. Wood is painted red around the bindings and along edges. Remnants of red paint on bottom. Remnants of maker's label decals at front end, illegible. Narrow steel strips along bottom side edges.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- W-3 L-64 inches
- Provenance:
- Skis purchased by William Tiffany (b.1946) at Thompson & Hoague sporting goods store in Concord, NH, 1950s. William Tiffany lived in New Hampshire at that time; family homes were in Weare and Concord.
The Northland Ski Manufacturing Company was founded in St. Paul, MN, in 1912. Christian A. Lund, a native of Norway, became president of the company and opened a factory in Laconia, NH, in 1938. Christian's son, Carl, was manager of the Laconia factory. The company operated until 1966, when it was bought out by Larson Industries. - Credit Line:
- Gift of William and Carri Tiffany
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