- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1062 a-c
- Description
- 2 pairs of white ice skates, child's figure, ladies, tube. a,b: (Dominion) 22 cm long, white leather with blue leather lining, padded leather insole, tongue faced with white felt, 7 metal holes and 3 hooks at top for laces, sole is man made material with skate blade attached, first pick has been f…
- Title
- Ice Skates
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic; metal; fibre
- Description
- 2 pairs of white ice skates, child's figure, ladies, tube. a,b: (Dominion) 22 cm long, white leather with blue leather lining, padded leather insole, tongue faced with white felt, 7 metal holes and 3 hooks at top for laces, sole is man made material with skate blade attached, first pick has been filed down, extra long white lace, heel is 2.5 cm. c,d: (Clipper) 26.5 cm long, white unlined ladies' skates, fixed insole has flannel facing same as tongue, Wilkinson super support heel, 13 holes each side for laces, man made sole is stiched to boot, skate blade attached to sole at back and front, blade is rusted, long white laces
- Credit
- Purchased from Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1062 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1041 a,b
- Description
- Dark solid wood with embedded metal blade. Big screw sticking up into heel to shoe. (b) 4 small metal pegs (a) 8 pegs sticking up into sole. 3 slots through wooden base at toe, arch and heel for straps to attached to boots. 0.5 cm wide blade, rounded at toe, square at heel.
- Title
- Ice Skates
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.2 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Dark solid wood with embedded metal blade. Big screw sticking up into heel to shoe. (b) 4 small metal pegs (a) 8 pegs sticking up into sole. 3 slots through wooden base at toe, arch and heel for straps to attached to boots. 0.5 cm wide blade, rounded at toe, square at heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1041 a,b
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Speed Skate Blade
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1022
- Description
- Single skate blade with shoe attachments, Blade has rounded toe, thicker and flat on bottom. Toe and heel piece bolted on to blade with 2 bolts each. Shaped toe pieces have 4 holes each for attaching to shoe. Stamped on toe piece "London Made".
- Title
- Speed Skate Blade
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.8 x 32.4 cm
- Description
- Single skate blade with shoe attachments, Blade has rounded toe, thicker and flat on bottom. Toe and heel piece bolted on to blade with 2 bolts each. Shaped toe pieces have 4 holes each for attaching to shoe. Stamped on toe piece "London Made".
- Credit
- Gift of Ralph Grady, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1022
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