Vintage Full Length Rowing Oar, Merton College 1898
Vintage Full Length Rowing Oar, Merton College 1898
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Rowing Oar, Merton College.
The full length 12' oar is a traditional Merton College (Oxford University) presentation rowing oar with calligraphy and college insignia. The writing on the trophy blade is in very good condition giving the names and weights of the crew and the colleges they 'Bumped'.
The trophy blade reads:-
Merton Coll:
1898
Bow. T.H. Walker 10 st 10 lb
2. F.H. Melland 11 st 4 lb
3. R.H. Tompson 11 st 9 lb
4. E.T. Master 11 st 1 lb
5. F.H. Lewin 11 st 4 lb
6. W.R. Parr 11 st 8 lb
7. WG King-Peirce 12 st 1 lb
Str. J.G. Craik 11 st 11 lb
Cox. J.R. Hammond 8 st 11 lb
Bumps, MAY
19 C.C.C
20 Jesus
21 Pembroke
23 Keble
24 St. Johns, Exeter
25 Queens
This oar is a later adaptation of an original. The oar itself is made by Ailing and is from the 1940s. It must have been painted any time after that, maybe the 1960 or 70ies.
We have four oars and the work is well and professionally done, and we guess that the original oars have probably been damaged or they where done for decorative purposes as they all came from the Randolph Hotel in Oxford.
Dimensions:
1850-1899
C. 1940s
Pine
United Kingdom
Randolph Hotel, Oxford
very good, repainted blade.
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 presentation rowing oar with calligraphy and college insignia. The writing on the trophy blade is in very good condition giving the names and weights of the crew and the colleges they 'Bumped'.The trophy blade reads:-Merton Coll:1898Bow. T.H. Walker 10 st 10 lb2. F.H. Melland 11 st 4 lb3. R.H. Tompson 11 st 9 lb4. E.T. Master 11 st 1 lb5. F.H. Lewin 11 st 4 lb6. W.R. Parr 11 st 8 lb7. WG King-Peirce 12 st 1 lbStr. J.G. Craik 11 st 11 lbCox. J.R. Hammond 8 st 11 lbBumps, MAY19 C.C.C20 Jesus21 Pembroke23 Keble24 St. Johns, Exeter25 QueensThis oar is a later adaptation of an original. The oar itself is made by Ailing and is from the 1940s. It must have been painted any time after that, maybe the 1960 or 70ies.We have four oars and the work is well and professionally done, and we guess that the original oars have probably been damaged or they where done for decorative purposes as they all came from the Randolph Hotel in Oxford.){kind=link}