Belgian figure skates
Fig.1: Belgian figure skates, around 1920
Traditional model provided with elegant button boots (detail 1a). In the blades three marks are visible (details 1b, 1c and 1d). Godfrin was a Belgian Brussels based company. Unclear is whether the made skates themselves or had them made elsewhere under their own label. Silver Arrow and Sheffield Steel give reason to think the last was the case.

Manufacturer: Godfrin, Brussels (B)
Mark: details 1b, 1c and 1d

Technical data:
total length: 28 cm; height over ice: 4 cm ;
platforms: 25 cm long, 6 cm wide;
runner blades: 3.8 cm tall, 4 mm thick;
weight: 745 g
including boot
 


detail 1c
 


detail 1d
 

detail 1a


detail 1b

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