Object number
93/83/1-2
Description
A pair of ice skates with wooden soles and iron blades. The soles have brass plates at the toe and heel, and each clog has spikes and a screw for fixing to a boot or clog. They have broad leather straps with buckles at the toe end, and another set of narrower straps with buckles for fixing round the ankles. The skates came from an area near the Wash, between Norfolk and Lincolnshire, and were used for skating on the Fens, which regularly froze in winter.
Physical description
1 pair of ice skates: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: SKATES // Accession number: 93/83/1–2 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 1.12.93 // Description: Pair of skates with wooden soles which have brass plates at toe and heel. Iron blades and spikes and screw for fixing to boots or clogs. Broad leather straps with buckles at toe end. Narrow straps with buckles to fix round ankles. // Dimensions: Length: 26.0 cm // Associated information: These skates came from an area near The Wash and were used for skating on the fens.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16237.tif - High resolution image
