Nestor Johnson Manufacturing Company Ice Skates
This pair of antique men’s ice skates (made by the Nestor Johnson Mfg.) was in a window display in downtown Silver City, New Mexico.
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This pair of antique men’s ice skates (made by the Nestor Johnson Mfg.) was in a window display in downtown Silver City, New Mexico.
The city of Chicago was home to three major skate manufacturers: Nestor Johnson Mfg. Co., F. W. Planert & Sons, and Alfred Johnson Skate Company. Competitive speed skating began to thrive in the 1890s, particularly among Norwegians in Humboldt Park, who formed the Northwest Skating Club in 1890. The city pioneered women's competition in 1904 with a state meet at Humboldt Park that attracted 50,000 spectators. Speed skating subsequently spread into grade schools, and by the 1920s formal competition was conducted by the high schools, the Catholic Youth Organization, and the Chicago Park District.
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The city of Chicago was home to three major skate manufacturers: Nestor Johnson Mfg. Co., F. W. Planert & Sons, and Alfred Johnson Skate Company. Competitive speed skating began to thrive in the 1890s, particularly among Norwegians in Humboldt Park, who formed the Northwest Skating Club in 1890. The city pioneered women's competition in 1904 with a state meet at Humboldt Park that attracted 50,000 spectators. Speed skating subsequently spread into grade schools, and by the 1920s formal competition was conducted by the high schools, the Catholic Youth Organization, and the Chicago Park District.
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