iceskates

I learned to skate on these friese doorlopers in the winter of 1950-51. The were light, and low enough to the surface of the ice for the young skater not to wobble, lose balance and fall. I noticed that as people had more disposible money, in the 70s, young children were given relatively expensive kunstschaatsen, the kind used in figure-skating competitions, with blades permanently attached to white leather boots. Although they looked good, I always thought that it was much more difficult for younger children to learn how to skate well (glide smoothly with long strokes) in those.

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prachtige opname, roept herinneringen op de leren riempjes waren een crime, gingen steeds los

i learned to skate on doorlopers too, and these were given to me in the 1970s by my parents. From my grandmother i learned a failsafe way to tie them so that they didn't get loose.

'I noticed that as people had more disposible money, in the 70s, young children were given relatively expensive kunstschaatsen, the kind used in figure-skating competitions, with blades permanently attached to white leather boots.' that's probably the reason I never really learned to skate ;-) Another thing on 'kunstschaatsen': at the time, it was still not done for women to skate on the fast skates men were using..

That's the Stanley Cup on the floor at right. The Shamrocks won it that year. I wonder what the more elaborate cup at left is.

a much more interesting composition than most contemporary hockey team photos. this style should come back!

Greetings from Tipperary.

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wonderful! many greetings from pavia, italy.

"photograph shows an American invention known as Dazie's toe-skates, the object being, it is stated, “to enable dancers to do ..." Source: The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality - Volume 93 - Page 231 (1916)

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This article is behind a pay wall, but "Mlle. Dazie Takes Up Ice-Skating Mile Dazie Takes Up Ice-Skating She does everything on her toes..has had special pair of tee skates made " Detroit Free Press, 2/19/1916 pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/doc/565985423.html?FMT=CITE&am...(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=&desc=Mlle.%20Dazie%20Takes%20Up%20Ice-Skating

All: Thanks for the links to more information on Mlle. Dazie's unique skates. We will update the record to include more details.

Harry Cody of Toronto, the international outdoor amateur skating champion.

NYT of Feb 10, 1916 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20616F83E5E13738... notes that he won the one-mile race at Saranac Lake, NY and the following day, Feb 11, 1916, the NYT reported him as champion of the overall event select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E12FE345C1373...

Richard Arthur Norton and swanq: Thanks for the further details on Cody. We will expand this record.