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John Wilson (1626 - 1696)
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather and steel
Measurements
Each skate - 280 mm (length); 230 mm (height)
Place of origin
Portland Works
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666003
Summary
A pair of black leather boots fitted with metal ice skates. The lace up boots have fourteen pairs of eyelets threaded with black cotton laces. The boots have 35mm heels. Across the front of the boot is a stiched decoration and reinforced stiching from the top of the heel to the top of the boot. The straight steel blade is screwed to a heart shaped steel bracket which is then screwed to the heel and sole of the leather boot. There is a 30mm purple fabric strip on the inside top of the boot. There is a leather strap attached to the blade bracket on the heel. The total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
On the centre of the blade: '10 JOHN WILSON / PORTLAND WORKS SHEFFIELD.' On the centre of the blade: 'THE MOUNT CHARLES No 38.' Inside the top of the boot: 'Exact 'K'Welted Regd Trade - mam.' Inside the boot: '4 4 NF 5822 599B'
Makers and roles
John Wilson (1626 - 1696), maker