Barney & Berry clamp-on ice skates

Description (Brief):

Pair of Barney & Berry steel, clamp-on ice skates that are adjusted by a center lever. There are metal heel and toe plates with metal clamps at the toe and a spring loaded clip at the heel. There is no strap present. These Barney & Berry skates hold patents from 1876, 1881, 1884 & 1887.

Date Made: after 1887

Maker: Barney & Berry

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Springfield

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

Subject:

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.62.366Catalog Number: 62.366Accession Number: 168402

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

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 cm; 30.48 cm x 8.89 cm x 25/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-db9c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_673377

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