Skates and Leather Blade Guards
DimensionsOverall: 30.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. F. L. Potter, 1964
Object number1964.004.005
Label TextThese skates with blade guards are from Cook's Shoes. The Cook-Fitzgerald Shoe Company was founded in 1904 by C. J. Fitzgerald and Joseph P. Cook. Mr. Cook came from a family of shoemakers and retailers whose presence in the London area stretched back to the mid-19th century. Cook and Fitzgerald established their factory in an existing three-story brick structure located at the southeast corner of Richmond and Bathurst streets. The factory was three blocks south of the Cook Shoe store.
NameSkate, Ice
c. 1900
Riedell Shoes, Incorporated
Riedell Shoes, Incorporated
c. 1850
c. 1951
1912