Holland speed skates (2)
Fig.1: Holland speed skates, around 1900 Like the Ouderkerk model this type of ice skates have been made by various local blacksmiths. Most collectors indicate skates like this pair as 'Waddinxveen model'. Others say it should be called 'Bergambacht model'. We prefer the latter as we think the model is much older than the activities of the Waddinxveen blacksmith who made these skates. However, it is difficult to deliver a water holding evidence. Manufacturer: Broths. de Rooij, Waddinxveen Mark: detail 1b Technical data: total length: 34 cm; height over ice: 3.1 cm; platforms: 30 cm long, 5 cm wide; runner blades: 15 mm tall, 2.5 mm thick; weight: 255 g   Fig.2: Holland speed skates, around 1910 These skates are look-a-likes but made by a different blacksmith. Manufacturer: J. Eerland, Krimpen upon IJssel Mark: detail 2 Technical data: total length: 34 cm; height over ice: 3.1 cm; platforms: 30 cm long, 5 cm wide; runner blades: 15 mm tall, 2.5 mm thick; weight: 255 g   Fig.3: Holland speed skates, around 1900 This model can be indicated as transitional. The skates show the characteristics of both the Ouderkerk and the Bergambacht model. manufacturer: P. Rond Pzn, Gouda Mark: detail 3 technical data: total length: 35 cm; height over ice: 3.2 cm; platforms: 30 cm long, 5.5 cm wide; runner blades: 15 mm tall, 3 mm thick; weight: 245 g   Fig.4: Holland speed skates, around 1900 Concluding a pair of the Ouderkerk model is shown made by the same blacksmith as the skates in figure 3. Detail 4 shows that the transition can be seen as a logical evolution. manufacturer: P. Rond Pzn, Gouda Mark: detail 3 Technical data: total length: 34.5 cm; height over ice: 3 cm; platforms: 28 cm long, 5 cm wide; runner blades: 153 mm tall, 2.5 mm thick; weight: 185 g	detail 1a     detail 1b     detail 2     detail 3     detail 4   further to 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | home
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