Untitled
Kondor
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
Each skate - 290 mm (length); 65 mm (height); 80 mm (depth), Socket handle - 80 mm (length); 40 mm (width)
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657579
Summary
A pair of metal ice skates with a socket handle to tighten them. The top of the skates consist of two parallel pieces of metal with right angled ends with a semi circular protrusion in the middle. These parallel pieces are joined together by a spring. On the metal is inscribed 'L' for left or 'R' for right, the size '10', patent number, manufacturing name and country of origin, Germany. Another metal piece is at the toe, rounded in shape with a vertical front piece. At the heel is an additional piece of metal with a heart shape cut into it. This heel piece curves down onto the metal skate. Both the skates are rusty. The socket handle has two vertical pieces attached to a horizontal. The vertical pieces are fixed at different ends. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
On the parallel pieces of metal on top of the skates: 'R / PATENT / 16536 / MADE IN / GERMANY / 10 / DRP / 72947 / KONDOR'
Makers and roles
Kondor , maker