140cm Moon (Sweden) Bamboo Cross-Country Ski Poles - 1960s - RAREThere was a fleeting moment in the early 1970s when Moon poles were the thing to have. As pole manufacturers around the world struggled to find some artificial, earth destroying material with which to make lighter, stiffer, composite poles, Moon was slightly ahead of them with their fiberglass offerings and round saucer like plastic baskets. Plus, there were those orange rollerski poles with the bouncy "shock absorbing" tips, which were heavy and

NOTE: this is a pretty spacious bag

and Legos and Hans Christian Andersen and that Shakespeare play that was set there and windmills (wait that's Netherlands)

Height: 60”

The aim was to solve the decades-old problem of metal edges that needed to be screwed in sections to the sides of wood skis

but that makes them easier to ski on

Unused and in original packaging

The other fun fact is that according to Madshus

This design resulted in a binding that weighed approx 60gm less per pair than a standard Rottefella (Fenix) butterfly-wing binding that was popular at the time

Weight (pair): 2380gm w/ bindings

The concept was invented in the early part of the 20th century by an enterprising Norwegian fellow whose name I am too lazy to look up

so good for a men's 8 or so

Alfa is a Norwegian boot maker that has been in business for almost 100 years