Antique Barney & Berry Ice Skates - 1861 Cabin decor distinctive pointed ski tip

distinctive pointed ski tip

Ererest- Pickel

It had equipped Theodore Roosevelt for an African safari and also outfitted

was founded by Henry Morton in 1861 in Paris

beautiful patina and still usable

Antique Barney & Berry Ice Skates - 1861 Cabin decor distinctive pointed ski tipVintage Barney & Berry Ice Skates Steel and Leather Adjustable Sole length Vintage Winter Patented Oct 18, 1861, these "cutting edge" Barney & Berry ice skates featured a leather heel cup and also had an adjustment to vary the length of the sole. Fashioned with hardened steel, these were beautiful and "best in class" at the time. Everett H Barney began manufacturing ice skates in 1864. According to some sources, he invented the metal clamp on skate, a