Roller Skates

Object/Artifact

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Raupp Museum

Name/Title

Roller Skates

Entry/Object ID

2005.12.005

Description

One (1) pair of roller skates - includes two skates (1/2 - left shoe and 2/2- right shoe). Both skates have four wooden rollers on the bottom with metal base. White leather shoes with a wooden brown heel and base are attached to the metal base. A white shoe tie goes from the bottom ad up the sides. The sides have metal latches to tighen the shoe ties around the ankle. The right side of the lip has "HYDE" punched into the leather as small hole design. The sides of the wooden rollers have "CHICAGO No. 87 sp Pat. No. 2-333-400" embossed on it. There is a white foam attachment to the inside of the tongue. On the inside of the top right shoe is a cloth yellow and green tag: "HYDE Althletic Shoe Co."

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1914

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

10 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Leather, Metal, Wood, Cloth

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair