Ski, Snow
- Object Name:
- Ski, Snow
- Object ID:
- 2006.045.01 a-b
- Date:
- 1938-1940
- Description:
- Pair of downhill snow skis, hickory, 1938-1940, used by Gordon S. Kimball (1922-2004) of Wolfeboro, NH, until World War II. Steel foot plates and coiled steel cable bindings. Toe piece stamped "KANDAHAR / MADE IN U.S.A." Wood stamped "69 / HICKORY / N125" in front of foot plate. Leather straps with metal buckles. Steel edge strips on bottom. Decal, "MW" logo, red on gold, on top surface near tips. Includes pair of wooden clamps with wingnuts; tip clamps have coiled steel cables with rubber protectors.
- Material:
- Wood
Hickory - Dimensions:
- H-3 W-3.4 L-80 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Gordon S. Kimball (1922-2004) of Wolfeboro, NH, mainly at Abenaki Ski Area in Wolfeboro and Gunstock Ski Area in Gilford, NH. He acquired the skis while in high school, probably when he was 16 or 17, and used them mostly before he entered the military in World War II.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joan E. Kimball
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