Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
|
|
|
Apr 27, 2008 - 06:19pm PT
|
Mjolnir (also spelled Mjollnir) was the name of an enchanted hammer belonging to Thor,
the Norse thunder god. I secretly wondered whether Forrest thought of that name due to
its resurrection in the Marvel comic books. Naw, couldn't be.
Forrest's polygonal Mjollnir looked vaguely like the Marvel version, IMHO.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(Marvel_Comics);
And neither looks much like the historical representations of Mjolnir.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjolnir
|
|
Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
|
|
First nut (wedge) may be a MOAC. Pre-stoppers.
|
|
Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
|
|
Salamanizer,
The first nut is a MOAC. They only came in one size.
Ken
|
|
Basilisk
Ice climber
New Hampshire
|
|
|
Oct 16, 2008 - 11:05pm PT
|
I had the honor of sorting through a big box of old climbing gear for my boss last summer. I started by just emptying the box and spreading it out, then taking a picture. Unfortunately this is the only one I have of most of the gear.
What I'm most curious about is the nuts in the bottom leftish of the picture they look like they're used in a similar way to a hex. It's like a normal nut with two nubs from each side. The nubs run the length of the nut, but it you were to hold the but in front of you, the nubs are offset vertically
Also of interest are the biners in the bottom right, to the left of the nuts. The biners have a bar that crosses their axis, and spins freely. When I asked about it I was told that they're for making a carabiner brake, but I could never ID who made them.
For the fun of it, you're more than welcome to try you hand at IDing anything else in the picture. I have closer pics of some things, so feel free to ask. Thanks go out to the nut museum, without them I never would have been able to identify as much as I did
|
|
Salamanizer
Trad climber
Vacaville Ca,
|
|
|
Oct 17, 2008 - 12:33am PT
|
Those hexes are made by Clog I believe. I have a couple that are identical accept slung with cord. Early to mid 70's I believe. Not certain.
What the hell is that aluminum nut looking thing just above them?
|
|
nick d
Trad climber
nm
|
|
|
Oct 17, 2008 - 12:38am PT
|
If we're looking at the same thing it is a Forrest PinBin? I think thats the right name.
edit: I don't think I'm looking at the same item!
|
|
Salamanizer
Trad climber
Vacaville Ca,
|
|
|
Oct 17, 2008 - 12:42am PT
|
Not the pin bin, (though I was wondering about that too) the thingy just to the right. Looks like a square with some grooves and a hole in the top.
|
|
nutstory
climber
|
|
|
Oct 17, 2008 - 03:19am PT
|
Bonjour Basilisk & Salamanizer!
The nuts on the bottom left are Clog Cogs! The one alone just above them is also a Clog Cog, but it is pictured upside-down. These nuts hit the market in 1976 and had to be the serious British competitor for the Chouinard Hexentrics. In fact, unfortunately for Clog, they never became popular. The original sets consisted of the sizes 1 to 10. The sizes 1 to 5 were available either on wire or on rope; the sizes 6 to 10 were only available on rope. These five bigger sizes were too much heavy so, in a second generation (the ones on your photo), these sizes were made shorter, with two holes on the top, and just one hole on the bottom. The early longer sizes are rare…
If I had understood how to post a photo on this forum, I would have showed you a couple of good pics of these nuts…
The three blue hexes on the bottom are C.M.I. Hexachoks (no “c” before the “k”), made circa 1976.
Stephane / Nuts Museum
|
|
Basilisk
Ice climber
New Hampshire
|
|
|
Oct 17, 2008 - 11:29am PT
|
Hi Stephane, thanks a bunch for your email. Here's a copy of the pic you set me
The hexachoks are interesting too- I could never find any info on those. Never suspected they were that old. Are they the first anodized chock?
|
|
Chris2
Trad climber
|
|
|
Oct 17, 2008 - 11:52am PT
|
Damn, those chocks don’t look used at all.
The Colorado nut is an awesome piece of gear. (this may have already been stated, didn’t read each post) However…
The “fins” will snap right off, if the nut is placed incorrectly.
|
|
scuffy b
climber
On the dock in the dark
|
|
|
Oct 17, 2008 - 12:03pm PT
|
Not the first anodized chock, but maybe the first good anodized chock.
Dolt was anodizing chocks much earlier than this, spidernuts, trunuts, etc.
Most of his stuff didn't have a great shape.
|
|
Chris2
Trad climber
|
|
|
Oct 20, 2008 - 12:39pm PT
|
Salamanizer (a few post back), they sure look a lot like
Supernuts.
"The nut, that always get stuck!"
(because the bottom is rounded, there is no way to "hammer" at it, with your nut tool)
Basilisk...interesting drawings. Very nice.
|
|
healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
|
|
|
Oct 21, 2008 - 11:56am PT
|
I don't recall the names, but remember seeing all those ice screws out in the wild on folks racks at one point or another.
Jello...?
|
|
Chris2
Trad climber
|
|
|
Oct 21, 2008 - 11:59am PT
|
into the "way back machine of my mind"
Snargs???
|
|
Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
|
|
|
Oct 21, 2008 - 12:02pm PT
|
The one on the right is a Lowe Snarg.Then the warthog.The black one dunno,but the clip in area looks a lot like some Salewa screws I have.The next is the Chouinard standard screw.The wire one might be a Simond,but not at all sure.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!