A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Absolutely stunning oversized store display skate from early American manufacturer and distributer Barney & Berry. The Springfield, Massachusetts based company produced hundreds of thousands of pairs of skate blades throughout the last 35 years of the 19th century and on into the first two decades of the 1900s. The blade of this gleaming nickel three-foot long promotional skate measures 37 inches long from tip to tip. This remarkable and very heavy oversized Barney & Berry skate offered customers an up close look at the workings and mechanisms of the company's innovative all-steel blade that clamped onto the bottom of boot and shoe soles. This unique vintage store display skate remains in exceptionally clean condition, particularly considering its vintage. A truly remarkable find with intriguing display potential, here is an incredibly rare opportunity to bid on a one-of-a-kind Barney & Berry promotional skate dating back 100 years!
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