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Hi, Buffalo Joe put a set of Norseman Skies in his terminal. I tried last winter to do some restoration for hem. I invite you to have a look if you come by in town or if you are in town. He made a nice display.
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unfortunatly, they was on the floor for months, with people droping cofee on it, so they don't look that shiny anymore.
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Feb 11, 2013

Stian - You did a beautiful job restoring the ski.
It looks great.
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Very cool!! :D

They would look really good on the Norseman... with me driving. :)
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Just another canuck wrote:Very cool!! :D

They would look really good on the Norseman... with me driving. :)
I don’t know if it is a good idea to put hem back on the plane. They are old and not on very good condition for be use.
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You did a nice job Stian. What do those things weigh, I seem to recall they were pretty heavy. Many years ago me and Jules Blouin moved a set at Squaw Lake, in Schefferville, and it took the two of us to lift them.
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They are pretty heavy. I have lot of difficulty to move one ski around. I believe the weight is more then 200 pounds.

The tail ski
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For people who are curious to know the mechanism inside.

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Feb 12, 2013

Stian - It is really nice that these skis are on display for
others to see.
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Those look like Mayson & Campbell skis which were made in Prince Albert.
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An M&C pedestal for sure.
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Does anyone know if the Elliot Bros. Skis made in Sioux Lookout had a pneumatic pedestal similar to the M&C ski or were they just straight boards?
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This ski are from Prince Albert. but I don't know if they are M&C production.
A plate on the ski say Saskatchewan government Airways.

I did an other set of ski a couple of years ago. And this one I think they are from Sious Lookout. I will tri to go have a look this week end to confirm.

But on the both ski the system for attach on the plane are excactly the same.
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Those are M&C pedestals for sure. The skis could be Elliots, but I seem to recall Elliot's had one ply that went crossways. Here's the description of the Elliot Type 16 Noorduyn ski that I got from Bob Noorduyn Jr.

<<Elliot Type 16:
#1 white ash boards all rivetted together throughout with #10 copper nails. Bottom of runners sheeted with brass and 16 guage dural between runners. Pneumatic ski pedestal - M&C Aviation Company Ltd. Model P40.>>

Here's a link to an article on aircraft ski development. Be advised it's about a beer long.

http://books.google.ca/books?id=F1xHwJL ... is&f=false
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Thanks HS, that helps a lot. So it is probable that the MC pedestals were placed on Elliot boards. In my bush flying days 40+ odd years ago I saw lots of Norsemans on the pedestal skis and 1 on wheel skis.

On a separate subject I also worked with Beech 18's on Bristol wheel skis and straight skis (gear was fixed down and unable to retract).

Stian: Is it possible that the Sask Gov't built up those skis under licence from M & C?

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This week end I go back to Buffalo, try to find more information on the skis. Take a picture of the (plates). Not to much information on the plate but we never know.

I will try to find Joe, and ask hem some question, he is very knowledgeable.
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So I fund some information. The skies are made at Sioux Lookout by Elliott Bros.
And the pedestrals are made in Prince Albert. It is what Joe told me. But I don’t know who made the pedestrals.

Sorry I don't have more information

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Feb 16, 2013

Stian - What a beautiful display.
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Yeah, say what you will about Joe people but he is keeping some nifty little pockets of history alive,
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Wow, that's really nice Stian. :smt023
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Thank you!
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Hi Stian,

These skis look great, sorry to reply to such an old thread. My name is James and I am currently doing research for a TV series being produced in the UK. I am actually looking into the history of Aviation Skis in Canada during the 1930s/40s. Especially looking at these via kind of skis.

Can you please tell me, do you still have the skis? And would it be possible to maybe come and film the skis as part of our film?

Please let me know if you can help, I'd be happy to discuss via email.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
James

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