Pole, Ski
- Object Name:
- Pole, Ski
- Object ID:
- 2006.045.02 a-b
- Date:
- 1938-1940
- Description:
- Pair of ski poles,1938-1940, used by Gordon Kimball (1922-2004) of Wolfeboro, NH, until World War II. Used with skis 2006.045.01. Bamboo shafts, painted glossy red. Bottom sections (7" long) are aluminum with steel tips. Leather grips and wrist straps. Baskets consist of two aluminum rings connected by leather straps, attached to aluminum pole sections.
- Material:
- Wood
Bamboo
Metal
Aluminum
Tissue
Leather - Dimensions:
- L-50.25 Dia-7 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Gordon Kimball (1922-2004) of Wolfeboro, NH, mainly at Abenaki Ski Area in Wolfeboro and Gunstock Ski Area in Gilford, NH. He acquired the skis and poles 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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