Bone skate with perforation through one end of bone.

Collection type: Object
Description: Bone skate with perforation through one end of bone.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source S.G. Fenton and Company
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1866
Date collected: By 1866
Acquisition information: Purchased: 13/01/1899
Materials and processes: Material Horse Bone Animal, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length x Width x Height: max 255 x 50 x 32 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1899.69.2
Research and responses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_skating ... The exact time and process by which humans first learned to ice skate is not known, though archaeologists believe the activity was widespread. The convenience and efficiency of ice skating to cross large, icy areas is shown in archaeological evidence by the finding of primitive animal bone ice skates in places such as Russia, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Germany, and Switzerland. The runners were made from bones of cattle. They ground down until they formed a flat gliding surface, and thongs tied them to the feet. ... [AP 28/09/2006]

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