Pair of ice skates

Identifier

EMHT690

Title

Pair of ice skates

Description

Pair of ice skates - leather boots and blades Skates belonged to donor's mother - Adeline Drake (nee Buchanan). Born 1901. Died (Chichester) 1986. Were worn in St Moritz and other places in Europe in 1920's by donor's mother. Worn by donor to skate on Chichester Canal and Emsworth Mill Pond during the 1963 freeze.

Subject

ice skates

Modes Classified Name

recreation & skating

Type

Physical Object

Stored Location

Museum Store/cabinet 1/shelf 3

Citation

“Pair of ice skates,” Emsworth Museum, accessed April 22, 2026, https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/2820.