Name/Title
Ski BootsEntry/Object ID
2024.16.47a-bDescription
Pair of black leather ski boots. The black boots extend just above the ankles and have tan leather interiors. There are brown leather laces that extend horizontally across the shoe through stainless steel eyelets, and a leather strap and buckle across the top of the foot. The boots have thick soles with grooves around the heel to hold the back of the ski bindings in place. The toes of the soles are squared with pinned stainless steel clips to secure into the bear trap bindings of the skis. The boots are marked, "H. HOLBROOK - U.S.A." in black marker inside the top edge.
These boots were worn by internationally renowned ski jumper Herbert Holbrook.Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Worn and used by Herbert P. Holbrook in the act of ski jumping alongside his skis (seeT2024.17.25a-b) for the act of ski jumping (see photo in archives). Holbrook was a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.Acquisition
Accession
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
TransferClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
BootsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Boot, SkiNomenclature Primary Object Term
BootNomenclature Sub-Class
FootwearNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsDimensions
Height
6-1/2 inWidth
4 inLength
12 in