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<p>[QUOTE="Vern, post: 29838, member: 347"]I recognize the style. It is very similar to the decorative children's sleds you sometimes see from the same time period. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one is kind of an anomaly. First, it is 70in long. It does have initials painted on it, like some children's versions. The iron or steel runners are exceptionally robust. They are round and about the diameter of a nickel. Because of this and the sheer size of the sled it is very heavy. I don't believe a child could use it. Maybe several children but that seems doubtful, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've had it suggested to me that it may be a cargo sled. In my opinion it looks too recreational like it is designed to ride; handrails, detailed pinstripe painting for show, personal initials, and a narrow body with nowhere to tie anything down. </p><p><br /></p><p>Could this be an adult sled from the same period? Maybe a racing sled? Any sled experts out there? </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://imgur.com/qE6sq0n" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imgur.com/qE6sq0n" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/qE6sq0n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://imgur.com/Uy29piQ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imgur.com/Uy29piQ" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Uy29piQ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://imgur.com/c7p8l14" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imgur.com/c7p8l14" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/c7p8l14.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://imgur.com/1sYXkvP" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imgur.com/1sYXkvP" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/1sYXkvP.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://imgur.com/08sPgsK" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imgur.com/08sPgsK" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/08sPgsK.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vern, post: 29838, member: 347"]I recognize the style. It is very similar to the decorative children's sleds you sometimes see from the same time period. This one is kind of an anomaly. First, it is 70in long. It does have initials painted on it, like some children's versions. The iron or steel runners are exceptionally robust. They are round and about the diameter of a nickel. Because of this and the sheer size of the sled it is very heavy. I don't believe a child could use it. Maybe several children but that seems doubtful, too. I've had it suggested to me that it may be a cargo sled. In my opinion it looks too recreational like it is designed to ride; handrails, detailed pinstripe painting for show, personal initials, and a narrow body with nowhere to tie anything down. Could this be an adult sled from the same period? Maybe a racing sled? Any sled experts out there? Thanks for looking. [url=http://imgur.com/qE6sq0n][img]http://i.imgur.com/qE6sq0n.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://imgur.com/Uy29piQ][img]http://i.imgur.com/Uy29piQ.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://imgur.com/c7p8l14][img]http://i.imgur.com/c7p8l14.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://imgur.com/1sYXkvP][img]http://i.imgur.com/1sYXkvP.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://imgur.com/08sPgsK][img]http://i.imgur.com/08sPgsK.jpg[/img][/url][/QUOTE]
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