Waitresses on roller skates in a Berlin beer cellar, 1851. Artist: Anon

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Waitresses on roller skates in a Berlin beer cellar, 1851. The first recorded roller-skates appeared in London in 1760 and the first successful ones date from the early 1820s. It was not until 1863 that the modern roller-skate was patented by the American Joseph Plimpton. From The Illustrated London News. (1 November 1851).

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Size: 5545px × 3569px
Location: World,Europe,Germany,Berlin,Berlin
Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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