Tu-weeler Skates

George A. Leonard

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Caption

George A. Leonard (American, active early 20th century). Tu-weeler Skates, Patented September 15, 1931. Aluminum, other metals, 2 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. (7.0 x 9.2 x 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund, 2013.35a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

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Title

Tu-weeler Skates

Date

Patented September 15, 1931

Medium

Aluminum, other metals

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. (7.0 x 9.2 x 36.2 cm)

Markings

Molded on top iddle of skate: "STREAM LINE/ 'Tu-weeler'/ PAT.1,,822,898" Molded on bottom of skates: "THE HARTFORD/ STEEL BALL CO./ HARTFORD, CONN./ U. S. A."

Credit Line

Modernism Benefit Fund

Accession Number

2013.35a-b

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