Vintage Trapper Bear Paw Snowshoes antique ice skate collection In order to diversify his

In order to diversify his product line and provide work during the winter months

Swiss army metal Poles with leather straps and leather baskets

This is a very unique photo of Alf Engen

Adaptations continued in the ski pole “baskets” – going from a sturdy round wooden discs – to rattan rings and leather lacing

one of a kind drawer pulls

Vintage Trapper Bear Paw Snowshoes antique ice skate collection In order to diversify hisVintage Bear Paw Trapper Snowshoes Wood, Rawhide, Leather, Metal 26. 5"l x 15. 5"w Canada Vintage Winter This pair of vintage trapper bear paw snowshoes is either ready for a deep woods deep snow walk or ready for decorating the fireplace at the ski condo. Handmade by trappers the same way for many, many years. The wood (likely Ash) is harvested, then soaked and bent into the oval bearpaw snowshoe shape. Rawhide lacing is then woven (while wet) to