American ice skates with curled-up runner blades
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Fig.1: American skates with curled-up blades, c. 1880 Charming, elegant hand made pair of skates with huge nicely forced curls. Detail 1c shows the blades were connected to the platforms by means of brass stanchions. This detail also shows the runner blades are very wide and provided with a hollow grinding. The large photo shows a huge heel screw and on the upper platform the remaining of a metal support for a boot. Leather straps were used to bind these skates to the boots. The forefoot was kept in place by a wide strap provided with buckles. The straps were screwed to the sides of the platforms. The heel was kept in place by a belt from behind the rear stanchion over the instep. Manufacturer: unknown Mark: none Technical data: total length: 29 cm; height over ice: 5 cm; platforms: 26 cm long, 7 cm wide; runner blades: 11 mm tall, 9 mm thick; weight: 400 g |
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Fig.2: American skates with curled-up blades, c. 1900 Simpler model than showed above, but the design is typical American with the platform extending until against the curl. Manufacturer: unknown Mark: none Technical data: total length: 29 cm; height over ice: 4 cm; platforms: 26 cm long. 6 cm wide; runner blades: 16 mm tall, 6 mm thick; weight: 340 g |
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