Vintage "Strap On" Ice Skates Eduard Engels Remscheid Germany - 100 Years Old!!!They don't make skates the way they used to! Back in the day, you bought a pair of blades like these, screwed them into your bare heels, and fixed the front with an Ace bandage. Off you go! I'm joking but I'm curious how the heel part worked. The front would be clamped onto a boot with a leather strap (not included). Love the curvature on the tip. They were manufactured by a German maker of skates and other goods, Eduard Engels. The middle of the

Base: wood

and helps organize the annual 54km Birkebeinerrennet

This example

Manufacturer: someone in Norway

Manufacturing date: likely 1920s

These poles have some use

and still retains the same lustre it had when it left the factory

VT) and Royal Gorge (Soda Springs

and black plastic baskets

Madshus in Lillehammer

just purchased in NORWAY

and refinished bases sealed with a fresh coat of pine tar