| English ice skates with curled-up runner blades |
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Fig.1: English skates with curled-up blades, c. 1800 Marvellous example of English ice skates with curled-up runner blades. As can be seen from detail 1a the 'curl' is flat forged ''spoon'. Detail 1b shows the blades are of wrought iron and provided with a forged draught having the same function as hollow grindings at present. The detail makes clear that 'sharp edges' in ancient times were not the same as nowadays. Manufacturer: unknown Mark: none Technical data: total length: 30 cm; height over ice: 3.5 cm; platforms: 26 cm long, 6 cm wide; runner blades: 15 mm tall, 7 mm thick; weight: 320 g |
 detail 1a
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