Skate, Roller
- Object Name:
- Skate, Roller
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.43.1-.3
- Creator:
- Hustler Corporation
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Sterling, IL
- Date:
- 1930-1940
- Description:
- Roller skates, 1930s. Pair of identical metal roller skates (.1A-B), in original box. Each shoe 9" long x 3.6" high x 2.5" deep. Constructed of heel and toe plates with adjustable connector, ball bearing wheels (1.9" diam. x 2" wide), and attached leather strap. Engraved on toe end, "KINGSTON / U.S.A." Skate key (.2), with hexagonal and square slots, 1.5" long x 0.4" wide. Cardboard box (.3A-B) printed in red and blue: "HUSTLER / SPEED / KING / QUALITY / ROLLER SKATES / HUSTLER CORPORATION / SUBSIDIARY OF FRANTZ MFG.CO. / STERLING, ILLINOIS / 480".
- Material:
- Metal
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-3.5 W-10.25 D-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA, and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky
- Subjects:
- Roller skating
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