In the 1950s, fresh off of lucrative World War 2 military contracts, the legendary Winchester sought to once again diversify from a manufacturer of solely firearms and ammunition back to a broad-based gun, hardware, and sporting goods operation. This pair of Vintage 1950s Winchester Model No. 3536 Boy’s Clamp-On Metal Roller Skates are in Very Good Condition, with some light spot patina to the top surfaces, some patina to the wheel housings, the top end of the box having completely torn away in jagged fashion long ago, an old store price of “2 95” hand marked in black at the upper right front box, some scattered scratching, edge scuffing, and spot darkening to the rest of the box, and with some scattered age wear evident. Otherwise, the skates are in fine shape, with absolutely no cracking or other damage to the tough nickel plated metal construction. Most interestingly, they boast all of the original, still fully functional red painted metal wheels with gray, unfinished metal housings, sport the original brown leather heel straps with foam padded red plastic comfort cushions, and are stamped at each front toe with their maker, the famous “WINCHESTER / TRADEMARK / MADE IN U.S.A. / U.S.A. PATENTS”, along with a few lines of patent numbers with “PATENT PEND.” across the bottom. They are marked with the model number “3536” at the underside of each toe, and are complete with the original “WINCHESTER ROLLER SKATES / NEW HAVEN 4, CONN.” red and yellow cardboard box, which is printed with the matching model “No 3536”. The presence of the one digit postal code in the address denotes manufacture between 1943-1963, though the skates were almost certainly produced in the 1950s, and were designed for teens. A fine example of rare, original Vintage 1950s Winchester Model No. 3536 Boy’s Clamp-On Metal Roller Skates, and a great relic of a halcyon era, the “mom and apple pie” 1950s.