1962.4

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Details

ID Number

1962.4

Category

Recreational Artifacts

Sub-category

sports equipment

Item Name

ice skates

Maker

Clark & Co.

Materials

WOOD, UNKNOWN METAL, STEEL

Measurements

overall: 5/16 in x 9 3/8 in

Description

Wood platform joined to blade by two supports; three staples in underside of platform for straps; upright screw at heel; two upright pins on sole; blade curved up forward of toe and back to the platform; a pair

History

"The wooden skates were used by George W. Gray of Sandwich when he was eight years old in 1881. They cost 60 cents." (Display card information)

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Children / Enfants subject

Gray, George W. person

Sandwich (Ont.) place

Sports subject

Toys / Jouet subject

Transportation / Transport subject

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