A. A. Cameron's championship belt

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Title

A. A. Cameron's championship belt

Subject

Sport

Description

This was championship belt was won by strong man Alexander Anthony Cameron (1877–1951). He was one of the all-time great strongmen and athletes from Dochanassie in Lochaber. He was sometimes known as the Mighty Mucomir and was the greatest heavy of his era. The belt is made from leather and rectangles of silver linked together and set with red, white and blue enamel discs. Inscribed "Won by A.A. Cameron, championship belt of the world". On the back is engraved “Drumblair 1903-1904-1905”.

Source

objects,sport

Date

1903

Contributor

eulac3d

Language

English

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

59

Date Modified

24/12/2020

Extent

Diam 1016 mm

Medium

West Highland Museum

Spatial Coverage

find,56.346084,-4.900417;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

West Highlands Museum

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

182

Material

leather, silver, enamel

Object Number

798

Citation

“A. A. Cameron's championship belt,” West Highalnds Museum, accessed January 23, 2025, https://whm100.org/omeka/items/show/178.

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