Scientific American 129 HEBRUARY 10, 1906. The operator puts on the belt and con- THE MOTOR SKATE—A NEW THOUSAND- nects the gasoline tube and ignition LEAGUE BOOT. cable to the skate. He then switches BY OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT. … “flying machine” with which he expects a new means of recreation to lovers of to win the Deutsch-Archdeacon $10,000 sport. It has already attracted consider- prize for machines “heavier than the able attention in Paris, where it has but air.” lately made its appearance. The device According to…
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