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Conversation I had with Richard Long - June 17, 2015
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LONGware Knife Blade piton

Size: 1" and 1 1/4"
c.1958
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LONGware pitons at the American Alpine Club museum

LONGware Knife Blade piton
- Marked "DL" Don Lauria
- Donated by: Joe Melchionda
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LONGware Channel piton

Chromoly U-Form
Available 4" or 5" lengths

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LONGware Horizontal pitons
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LONGware horizontal - Keith Lober photos
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LONGware Blade
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LONGware Spoon
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LONGware Spoon
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LONGware Long Taper Horizontal
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LONGware pitons - Allen Steck's rack
- Donated by: Dan Hafley
- c.mid to late 1950s
- These two pitons have the LONGware mark, and are unhammered. I love how crude the dark LONGware Blade piton is.

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LONGware pitons - Allen Steck's rack
- Donated by: Dan Hafley
- c.mid to late 1950s
- These five pitons have had the crap beat out of them, and yet, they are still solid!
- All of the pitons have "AS" mark except for the yellow piton.

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LONGware T-Pin Piton
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LONGware Ring Angle pitons
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LONGware 5/8" and 3/4" Ring Angles
The pitons are unmarked. LONGware only advertised a 1" Ring Angle size/2 lengths.
The pitons are missing the rings. The holes are too small for a carabiner.
The pitons have welded ends. Not sure if these are a LONGware experiment, or the end user welded them. The welds are spot on perfect! Props!
- Pitons donated by: Joe Melchionda

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LONGware Rurps, donated by Jim Bridwell

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Photo from eBay
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Layton Kor's LONGware bong
​Donated by Jim Waugh

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Ski Hut catalog
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Photo from eBay

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1966 Ski Hut catalog. Keep in mind LONGware was no longer producing products after 1963. All of the LONGware items listed in the catalog were remaining surplus items being sold off.

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Gerry 1964/1965 catalog

LONGware 1 1/2 Angle piton
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LONGware 1 3/4" Angle piton
- Donated by: Paul Diefenderfer
- Original owner: Bill Sewrey (three dot mark)

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Two LONGware Bongs.
- Presented by James Armstrong
- c. 1950s
- Both of the Bongs have square cutouts on them which is not typical for the usual LONGware Bong products. The hammer end is welded which LONGware offered welded or riveted options on his Bongs/Angles. So not sure if these are test items of LONGware specifically, or they are creations by the end user.
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LONGware 5" bong
- From Tim Ryan

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LONGware 6" x 5" aluminum bong - Photos by Tim Ryan
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