Thursday, January 27, 2011

Antique Metal Ice Skates

I used to collect metal ice skates but don't pick them up anymore and have sold off a few but I find it interesting all the different styles and designs there used to be. I still can't figure out how they kept the darn things on their feet-especially the older wooden ones!
Wooden Ice skates with metal runners and leather ankle straps

Ankle straps -rounded toe

Ankle strap -TC on heel

Ankle strap-design on toe


Heart Shape design on heel
Look at the toe on this one-was that extra part a stopper?

9 comments:

  1. www.MaisonStGermain.comJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Those are really different. I never seen a pair quite like that. I posted a pair of blue ones on my blog which I have never seen either. They must have made so many different designs back then. They are great for displays:)
    ~Debra xxx
    Capers of the vintage vixens

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  2. LVJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Since I have never been into ice skating, I would not know much about the skates. In all my days, I do not recall seeing any like these.

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  3. PostcardyJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    That looks like an interesting collection. I didn't realize there so many types of ice skates.

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  4. Ann@A Sentimental LifeJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    never really seen those before...love the designs! You always have the most interesting things? Hows the snow melting...coming home Sat

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  5. DebbieJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    These things look like something out of a mid-evil torture chamber!! I had two- blade skates that strapped to my boots when I was about four years old...sure glad they had leather boot skates for the following years!
    Nice collection.
    Debbie@lakehouse

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Hi Rebecca

    Thanks for sharing your great photos and information about antique ice skates. If I remember correctly, I think my dad may of had some old skates from his childhood in Illinois. When he move to California in 1942 he saved them for a while and finally threw them away some time in the 1950s.

    ~Ron

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  7. AnnieJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Those are totally new to me! Here in the South the ponds don't freeze and they often have gators, so ice skating is not a winter sport unless there is a man-made rink somewhere!

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  8. Verde FarmJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Wow--how on earth did they work? They must have been good skaters back then to skate with these torturesque contraptions--amazing. Cool too :)

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  9. BeaJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    I remember the roller skates that were metal and you adjusted them with a key, but I have never seen ice skates without the boot. Could be because I grew up in KS and there was not much ice skating going on there...These are so cool.

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