General Adoption of the Rolling Skate, 1866. Creator: George du Maurier.

General Adoption of the Rolling Skate, 1866.  Creator: George du Maurier.

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General Adoption of the Rolling Skate, 1866. In 1863 an American, James L Plimpton, patented a 4-wheeled roller-skate, the forerunner of today's skates, and it was not long before the craze reached Britain. Cartoon from "Punch". (London, 17 February 1866).


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Creator
  1. George du Maurier, attributed to: French; British; English: Artist, illustrator, writer
People Related
  1. James Leonard Plimpton: American: Inventor

Medium
  1. Engraving

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  1. 006096
  1. 006096
  1. 0390005766
  1. 1-155-540
  1. 1155540
  1. 5766

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