English club skates (1)
Fig.1: English club skates, around 1880
 Beautiful pair of ice skates with brass toe and heel inlays. Pay attention to wide slot in the platform that indicate the use of similar toe straps as can be seen in figures 2 and 4.

Manufacturer: unknown
Mark: none

Technical data: total length: 26 cm, height over ice: 3 cm; platforms: 25 cm long, 6 cm wide; runner blades: 11 mm tall, 4 mm thick; weight: 220 g
 
Fig.2: English club skates, around 1910
Classic English skates for use on one of the many indoor rinks that existed in England around 1900.

Manufacturer: unknown
Mark: none

Technical data: total length: 26.5 cm, height over ice: 3.6 cm;
platforms: 25 cm long, 5.5 cm wide;
runner blades: 16 mm tall, 4.5 mm thick;
weight: 220 g including bindings
 
Fig.3: English club skates, around 1890
Elegant ice skates with design curl. The huge heel screw is characteristic for English ice skates.

Manufacturer: unknown
Mark: none

Technical data: total length: 30.5 cm, height over ice: 6 cm;
platforms: 28 cm long, 6 cm wide;
runner blades: 18 mm tall, 4.5 mm thick;
weight: 290 g
 
Fig.4: English club skates, around 1930
These skates have huge heels screws which hint that they were used in England. The double buckled toe straps confirm this. The blades, however, show signs of a German production.

Manufacturer: unknown
Mark: none

Technical data: total length: 34 cm, height over ice: 4.3 cm;
platforms: 30 cm long, 6.5 cm wide;
runner blades: 20 mm tall, 6 mm thick;
weight: 410 g
 
 
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