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The Evolution of Roller Skates

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Kenzie Gleason

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From Then

To Now

The Evolution of Roller Skates

K2 Moto 90 Inline Skates

http://sk8citypooler.com/the-history

1900-1905

John Joseph Merlin

Rollerblade, Inc.

Innovators in Between

  • 1900- The Peck and Snyder Company
  • Patented two-wheeled inline skates

  • 1902- The Coliseum
  • Over 7000 attenders

  • 1905- John Jay Young
  • Patented adjustable inline skates
  • 1760
  • First recorded inventor
  • Metal-wheeled
  • London
  • Skated while playing violin
  • Expensive mirror
  • 1983- Scott Olson founded Rollerblade, Inc.
  • First manufacturer of inline skates for a while

  • 1989- Produced two models (Macro and Aeroblades) that had buckles

  • 1990- Switched to a fiberglass skate, decreased weight by about 50%

  • 1993- Developed new brake design, increased safety
  • Several attempts
  • All had inline set of wheels
  • Lacked ability to turn easily
  • Rinks opened/gained popularity

Architectural photo of the Chicago Coliseum, circa 1901

Jean-Joseph Merlin painted by Thomas Gainsborough

A Skating Rink

http://www.adpost.com/us/sports_games/30433/

1700

1800

1850

1900

2000

1937-1960

1970-1979

James Plimpton

Monsieur Petitbled

The Unknown Dutchman

  • Paris of 1819
  • Patented first roller skates
  • 3 wheeled with wooden sole
  • Copper, wood, or ivory
  • Unsureness= bad sales
  • 1937- Roller Skating Rink Operators Association formed

  • 1960- Technology and plastics
  • 1863
  • Revolutionary quad skates stayed until 1980s
  • Boxwood that worked on rubber springs
  • Better control and ease
  • Companies didn’t use quad
  • Roller skating and disco combined
  • Roller-movies were created
  • 1979- Scott and Brennan Olson redesigned inline skates

James Leonard Plimpton

  • 1700
  • First on land "skates"
  • Wooden
  • Connected to the bottom
  • “Skeelers”

Plimpton (90.36)

Petitbled Skate 1819 (97.91.2)

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