Swedish Lapland Sleigh Canadian Ice Skating Typical designs of the day

Typical designs of the day employed a pair of fixed wooden runners with a third

They are constructed from a bamboo shaft

nylon (rope)

Cliffside Ski Club

75"w x 38"h

Swedish Lapland Sleigh Canadian Ice Skating Typical designs of the dayThis Sami made Lapstrake Lapland Sleigh was discovered by our Swedish Antique dealer friend. It was made by the locals for reindeer to pull supplies (and their families) through the snowy forests of the northern most part of Finland (Lapland). (Sami are the people of Lapland, Lapstrake is the construction: see below) Acquired in 1999 and shipped to Florida in 2003, it was housed in the Winter Sports Museum in Colorado until 2010. We at Vintage Winter