Roller Skating in the 1900s – Hilarious Photos of Humanity on Wheels
The Vintage News Oct 3, 2018 Marea Harris The roller-skating phenomena started in Belgium when inventor John Joseph Merlin created a modified ice skate in 1760, with wheels attached in place of the blade. He’d seen the ease and speed with which expert ice-skaters moved, and looked for a way to make skating available outside of the … Read more
