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Ice Skates
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of ice skates. Straight wooden sole (possibly oak or chestnut) with square toe, fitted with steel blade that begins under heel and extends to front past end of sole, curving up over toe. Blade is attached with screw at heel and thick wire at toe. Leather strap on either side of heel, attached to a thicker band that would support the back of the foot; holes remain in sole for straps that would have gone over toe.
G2012.004a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Footwear
Historic Costume
Skate
Unisex
Wood
Steel
Brown
1830 - 1850
19th Century
Early 19th Century
Mid 19th Century