Gloves: Inner
Production date
Late 1940s
Description
One pair of silk gloves, standard Royal Air Force surplus war equipment. Used on the summit.
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Object Detail
Used by Edmund Hillary on the first ascent of Everest, 1953
Item gifted to NZ Alpine Club by Hillary, as part of the ongoing collections deposited by the NZ Alpine Clib collections to be held in long-term trust by Canterbury Museum. See Press, 25 August 1954, and undated newspaper article of similar date - Museum Manuscripts Collection, Canterbury History Dept Related Documents.
117/54
A154.9
ALP(A)154.28
955
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