Ice skates with curled runner blades

All ice skates with blades that are not completely embedded in wooden platforms
are considered as having 'curled runner blades' or 'curled prows'.
The curls can have a variety of appearances, such as:

• small simple curls;
• large turned over curls with forged tips or some kind of finials;
• sturdy wide forged tips;
• simple flat tips.

Until the end if the 19th century ice skating was not much more than a winter
pastime. People moved around a bit, played a game, chatted and laughed a lot
and used some 'refreshments'.
Only a few could write their initials or those of their beloveds in the ice.
And those that were able to measure their strength in a race against the clock
were even scarce.
It lasted until the end of the 19th century before this picture changed.
 
Ice skates of former times therefore cannot be divided well in skates for speed or
figure skating. Depending on the wishes of the owner runners were grinded
just a bit rounder or straighter.

So, ice skates with curled runners were more or less
'common' ice skates for general use.