Shadow Mono-ski sports wheelchair, England, 1993-1995
- maker:
- Sunrise Medical Limited
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LicenseShadow Mono-ski' sports wheelchair with accompanying hand held guide skis, for alpine events, manufactured by Quickie
Science Museum Group Collection
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Shadow Mono-ski' sports wheelchair with accompanying hand held guide skis, for alpine events, manufactured by Quickie
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Shadow Mono-ski' sports wheelchair with accompanying hand held guide skis, for alpine events, manufactured by Quickie
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Shadow Mono-ski' sports wheelchair with accompanying hand held guide skis, for alpine events, manufactured by Quickie
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
'Shadow Mono-ski' sports wheelchair with accompanying hand held guide skis, for alpine events, manufactured by Quickie for Sunrise Medical Ltd, England 1993-1995
Made for a person with mobility disabilities, this ski-sports wheelchair was used for downhill skiing. The Shadow Mono-Ski carried many top competitors to victory in major sit-ski competitions around the world. Mono-skiing became a Paralympic event in 2008 at the Nagano Games. The Shadow Mono-ski is steered using the hand held skis either side of the wheelchair. Part of the brand Quickie, the wheelchair was made by Sunrise Medical Ltd - specialists in making wheelchairs and mobility devices. The wheelchair has since been discontinued.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1996-272
- type:
- wheelchair
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- furnishing - artefact
- furniture
- seating furniture
- chair
- credit:
- Sunrise Medical Limited
