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Clamp On Roller Skates, 1925

American History Museum

Roller skate
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  • Roller skate

    Object Details

    user

    Cohen, Abe

    Description (Brief)

    Pair of metal clamp on roller skates with leather ankle straps and a skate key attached to the strap of the right skate. These skates were used by the donor, Abe Cohen, while a boy living in the Bronx in 1925.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Abe Cohen

    date made

    1925

    ID Number

    1991.0317.01

    catalog number

    1991.0317.01

    accession number

    1991.0317

    Object Name

    roller skates

    Other Terms

    Skates; Children; Recreational; Roller Skating; Sport

    Physical Description

    metal, steel (overall material)
    leather (straps material)
    silver (overall color)
    brown (overall color)

    Measurements

    overall: 3 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 8 in; 9.525 cm x 8.255 cm x 20.32 cm

    place made

    United States: Illinois, Chicago

    used

    United States: New York, Bronx

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    Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    web subject

    Sports

    name of sport

    Roller Skating

    level of sport

    recreational

    web subject

    Children

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7047-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1110039

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