Skate, Roller
Object number97.137.5 a,b
Manufacturer
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Datec. 1953
MediumMetal; Leather; Paint
Credit LineGift of Marilyn J. Cartwright.
DescriptionPair of children's roller skates.Dimensions3.625 x 3.75 x 10.25 in. (9.2 x 9.5 x 26 cm)MarksStamped at sole: J.C. Higgins Sears Roebuck And Co. 610-236/ Patents 95,773 / 1,
Label TextThe donor and her brother played with these various toys in their childhood in the 1950s. They show what type of toys a typical youth would have been playing with at the time. The skates came with a key so that they could be secured onto the users shoes. The toy fire truck depicts a 1940s model truck. The Indian figure and doll show the contrast between boys and girls toys of the time
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
2006
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Riedell Shoes, Inc.