The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 660
ciple is shown in the illustra-tion, in which AB represents thefoot-piece, RR two of the rollers, ean inclined pivot on which theroller-axle turns, and which is fast-ened to the foot-piece at a. If thebody inclines, turning over in thedirection of the lower arrow, thefoot-piece tips up as shown at… … *-!> Principle of the Roller-skate. on ice. Roller-skating began tobe popular in the United Statesabout 1875, and from 1884 to 1886 itamounted to what is often called acraze. Every town had its rink,and there were few persons whodid not at least try the sport; butsince that time it has declined…
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