Subject: Re: baidarka Unusual Paddle
From: Samson family (Bill.Samson@tesco.net)
Date: Sun Mar 05 2000 - 16:18:45 EST
Dear Hendrick,
At the risk of seeming chauvinistic, no trip to Scotland would be complete
without a visit to the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street,
Edinburgh.
The building itself won the 'Best New Building' award two years ago. Visit
and enjoy. [Superb restaurant too!]
Cheers,
Bill Samson [35 miles due North, in Dundee (60 miles by road)]
PS - Dundee museum has a couple of Greenland kayaks - You need to make an
appointment to see them, though - they're in the archives. A Norwegian guy
did detailed measurements last year, I believe.
-- bill.samson@tesco.net
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http://members.xoom.com/billsamson
-----Original Message-----
From: Hendrik Maroske <HMaroske@exmail.de>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Date: 05 March 2000 17:46
Subject: Re: baidarka Unusual Paddle
Harvey Golden wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> At the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, there is a very
interesting
> paddle: It is a double bladed unfeathered paddled that is 90" long. The
> blades are 21" long and at their widest (3/4" from the tip) are 3-1/2"
wide.
> [...]
> The catalog number is 1884.82.189, which suggests museum accession in the
> year 1884.
My company has a site three hours away from Edinburgh; during april
this year I plan to be there for a few weeks. Is it worth to see the
museum? What would be the best approach to get in contact with these
guys? I assume the kayaking stuff is not on regular display, but in
the magazine and donīt have the slightest idea about the procedure.
Anyway, if there is something worth investigating, just ask.
Cheers
Hendrik
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