Blondin ice skate patent by the Douglas Rogers Company, 1860

Description (Brief):

Pair of ice skates with wooden soles, metal heel support, wide steel runners with a curved toe and leather straps. There is a rod to go up the calf with a leather band and two leather straps to attach to leg. This is a Blondin patent October 22, 1860 made by the Douglas Rogers Company, 1860.

Date Made: after 18601860

Location: Currently not on view

Web Subject: SportsName Of Sport: Ice SkatingLevel Of Sport: recreational

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

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Credit Line: Louis Goldberg

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CL.62.374Catalog Number: 62.374Accession Number: 170755

Object Name: Skates, Ice, Pair ofskates, pair ofice skates

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 3/4 in x 4 in x 10 in; 27.305 cm x 10.16 cm x 25.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-f88f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_673376

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