Sno-cat; Tucker Sno-Cat Corporation; Circa 1954; A171.11
Sno-cat
About this objectSno-cat tractor-sledge nicknamed ‘Able’. Used as the personal command vehicle of Sir Vivian Fuchs when he led an expeditionary team to complete the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958.
Maker Maker RoleMaker
Date MadeCirca 1954
Place Made Medium and MaterialsMetals, rubber, glass, perspex
Measurements612x231x270cm (LWH)
Subject and Association DescriptionUsed by Vivian Fuchs in the successful Trans Antarctic Expedition 1956 - 1958 which crossed Antarctica from the Weddell Sea to Scott Base in McMurdo Sound.
Credit LineSno-cat, Canterbury Museum, A171.11, New Zealand
Object Type Object numberA171.11
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