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Two vintage oak handled mountaineering ice picks both stamped…
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Wellington
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28-Jul-2021
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Two vintage oak handled mountaineering ice picks both stamped for Oscar Coberger, Arthurs Pass (one blade chipped) Oscar Coberger arrived in New Zealand from Germany in 1926 and began as a guide and ski instructor at the Hermitage. He set up the Swiss Alpine sports Depot, Arthurs Pass selling imported skiing equipment. He died in 1982. His grand-daughter, Annelise Coberger became New Zealand's first ever Olympic skiing medallist.
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