Caption
In Canada, the skate is to winter, what the canoe is to summer, the fishing pole is to spring. And the first pair of hockey skates is, in any kid's language, one of the highlights of boyhood. This demand for skates, from enthusiasts of all ages, has led to a sharp increase in recent years in Canadian skate manufacture.
Release Date
February 12, 1957
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Image not available
Caption
The Englishman has his cricket match, the American has his baseball game, and sports-loving Canadians have their hockey. From coast to coast, wherever there's ice there's skates, and wherever there's skates there's certain to be a hockey game.
Date
December 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB75406
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Blade sharpening requires a master's touch: only an expert knows what edge will please the light weight forward, the heavy defence player, the acrobatic figure skater.
Date
December 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79085
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176409
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
16 countries import Canada's quality skate blades. Largest importer is the United States, followed by Western Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Date
December 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79089
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176410
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
The kangaroo has bequeathed his hide to some of the finest boots made. Modem finishes protect against the scuffs and heavy wear which boots are heir to.
Date
December 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79256
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176442
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Silver-bright blades, hard as flint, smooth as silk, are precision made. Perfect balance is important and a "matched set", with boots, will run to $60.
Date
December 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79257
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176443
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #92: Keep Country on Ice
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
February 12, 1957
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
In Canada, the skate is to winter, what the canoe is to summer, the fishing pole is to spring. And the first pair of hockey skates is, in any kid's language, one of the highlights of boyhood. This demand for skates, from enthusiasts of all ages, has led to a sharp increase in recent years in Canadian skate manufacture.
