General Information

Serial #

PROTOTYPE

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FIR PLYWOOD TOP & WOOD RUNNERS LASHED TOGETHERWITH POLYPROPYLENE ROPE/ STEEL BANDING ON RUNNER EDGES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

305.0 cm

Width

61.0 cm

Height

35.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Recreational vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1966+

Canada

A PROTOTYPE SLED - PROBABLY USED FOR TESTING THE DESIGN. ACCORDING TO THE DESIGNER, HAROLD SERCON OF DRB, THIS SLED IS ONE OF TEN BUILT FOR DRB IN 1966. TWO STAYED IN OTTAWA, EIGHT WENT TO ELLESEMERE ISLAND & WERE USED FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC TRAVERSES CONDUCTED OVER THE ICE AROUND ELLESMERE & AXEL HEIBERG ISLANDS.

Function

A SLED PULLED BY A SNOWMOBILE & USED TO CARRY CARGO.

Technical

ONE OF TWO PROTOTYPE SLEDS, THE OTHER BEING MADE OF A MAGNESIUM BASED MATERIAL & WAS REJECTED. THE WOOD PROTOTYPE DESIGN WAS BASED ON THAT OF INUIT DOG SLEDS, & HAS ITS TOP LASHED TO THE RUNNERS WITH ROPE TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY & STRENGTH

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED ORANGE/ YELLOW ROPE/ UNFINISHED METAL

Decoration

N/A