Vintage Wood Ice Skates Black Forest Carving Skis like these were pivotal

Skis like these were pivotal in the success of missions against the Germans in the Italian mountains

This was an upgrade from the previous versions of a flat ski - to help with the chatter - or vibration - from skiing at high speeds

pointed tip pair of skis

19th-20th century

The label of the Northland ski is very readable - St Paul

Vintage Wood Ice Skates Black Forest Carving Skis like these were pivotalVintage Dutch Ice Skates Circa 1920 Wood, Metal, Leather Vintage Winter We were excited by this collection we found. We purchased these from a Dutch Sporting Goods Antique Dealer. This particular pair is what we call the "hourglass" shaped style and it has most of the leather for the bindings which is rare. One skate has the back binding, and the other has both the back binding and the long front leather strap to wrap around the foot and ankle to