Object No.
H9551-1Object Statement
Ice axe head from broken ice axe, metal / wood, made by Anton Hupfauf, Einsiedeln, Switzerland, sold through Leonhard Kost, Basel, Switzerland, used during the Sir Douglas Mawson's Antarctic Expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1914Physical Description
Ice axe head from broken ice axe, metal / wood, made by Anton Hupfauf, Einsiedeln, Switzerland, sold through Leonhard Kost, Basel, Switzerland, used during the Sir Douglas Mawson's Antarctic Expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1914
The ice axe consists of a wooden shaft with a metal pick and spike on one end of the axe. The ice spike has a wood shaft and metal spike. More than half the shaft is missing, with an obvious split in the wood.Marks
Manufacturers marks, stamped on the pick of the ice axe in printed text, 'LEONHARD KOST / BASEL / 11'.
Another manufacturers marks also stamped on the pick of the axe in printed text, 'PRIMA'.
Stamped on the pick in printed text, 'PRIMA A. HUPFAUF / WERKZEUCSCHIED / ...'.