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January 4, 1863: 4 Wheeled Roller Skates Are Patented in the United States by James Plimpton of New York ~ Vintage Everyday
![The Modern Roller Skate, and Men Fighting for Women's Suffrage — Introduced at the Same East Village Locale - Village Preservation The Modern Roller Skate, and Men Fighting for Women's Suffrage — Introduced at the Same East Village Locale - Village Preservation](https://media.villagepreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/15010703/4de08bd2-b108-4865-bb99-5f5c96958571_large.jpg)
The Modern Roller Skate, and Men Fighting for Women's Suffrage — Introduced at the Same East Village Locale - Village Preservation
James Leonard Plimpton was an American inventor who is known for changing the skating world with his patented roller skates April 1863. Plimpton's roller skates were safer and easier to use than
![Darnel Tasker on Instagram: “James Leonard Plimpton changed the skate world with his patented "rocker skates" in 1863. He als… | Roller skating, Virtual art, Rocker Darnel Tasker on Instagram: “James Leonard Plimpton changed the skate world with his patented "rocker skates" in 1863. He als… | Roller skating, Virtual art, Rocker](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/37/83/2b/37832b9edf98cf3cbf162a97bcba853f.jpg)
Darnel Tasker on Instagram: “James Leonard Plimpton changed the skate world with his patented "rocker skates" in 1863. He als… | Roller skating, Virtual art, Rocker
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