140cm Järvinen Bamboo Cross-Country Ski Poles - late 1960s - FINLAND - SOLIDLook at these beefy sticks from Finland. Jrvinen of Lahti was the premier manufacturer of cross country skis in the country from the 1930s to the 1980s. These poles were made with the most demanding consumers in mind, and no doubt the strongest! Six point wicker leather baskets give these a solid foundation to power you forward. That black tape? Well that is the classic way to reinforce a shaft when the inevitable bamboo split occurs. Size: 140cm

Camber: soft (0-3m at ski center)

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Weight (pair): 485gm

These poles have had a few dings

This is the "air-dry" variety - apply to a clean ski

the insole says Adidas - an early collector's item

the hickory base of these skis has been treated with an epoxy-based sealant known by Blå-Skia as "treplast" (literally "plastic wood")

The straps would need to be replaced if they were going to be used as ski poles going forward

which was the de facto ski touring binding until the mid 1960s

) with a simple pair of "sålebestkytterer"

enough so that you can get an idea of what the skis looked like right of the factory