West-Friesland speed skates
Fig.1: West-Friesland speed skates, around 1890 Though these ice skates were made in Germany they represent the family of West-Friesland skates well. West-Friesland is a region in the province of Holland. The platforms have a much sought decoration in that they have black smother marks. At the bottom of the platforms of these skates the initials J.K. have been painted in gold (detail 1b). These skates belonged to Jan Koning, painter at Hoorn, West-Friesland. Manufacturer: J.G. Walter, Remscheid (D) Mark: detail 1c Technical data: total length: 37 cm, height over ice 3.5 cm;  platforms: 24 cm long, 6 cm wide; runner blades: 15 mm tall, 4 mm thick; weight: 310 g   Fig.2: West-Friesland speed skates, around 1910 Younger West-Friesland skates have less pronounced fronts. These skates were painted yellow, the other traditional West-Friesland colour. Manufacturer: unknown Mark: none Technical data: total length: 37 cm, height over ice: 3.5 cm; platforms: 24 cm long, 6 cm wide; runner blades: 15 mm tall, 4 mm thick; weight: 310 g   Fig.3: West-Friesland speed skates, around 1925 This pair shows the influence of industrial skate making. The skates are elegant and have a minimum weight. But it is still clearly visible that it turns on the West-Friesland model.   Manufacturer: unknown Mark: none Technical data: total length: 38 cm, height over ice: 2.9 cm; platforms: 28 cm long, 5 cm wide; runner blades: 14 mm tall, 3 mm thick; weight: 210 g	detail 1a     detail 1b   detail 1c     detail 2     detail 3a   home
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