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Hennig and Co
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather and steel
Measurements
Each skate - 335 mm (length); 206 mm (height)
Place of origin
Coventry Street, 26
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666002
Summary
A pair of black leather boots fitted with ice skates. Each boot has eleven pairs of lace holes with brass eyelets. The leather laces are pairs knotted at bottom (first hole). The leather upper is black, with a decorated stitched pattern, these lines, six in number on each side of the boot begin at the eyelet and end at the sole, creating a radiating effect. Inside the boot, the stitch pattern is backed by a decorated, coloured fabric braid in five colours. The steel blade has a bracket at front and rear, secured with two nuts and bolts, the bracket is screwed to the sole with screws. The total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
On the sole of the boot: '8 1/2' On the blade: '12 2600 HENNIG AND CO / 26 COVENTRY ST. LONDON MOUNT CHARLES.'
Makers and roles
Hennig and Co, maker