Extreme Skate Zone - #TBT Roller-skating was invented in 1735 by John Joseph Merlin, a Belgian who famously introduced his new wheeled shoes at a party in London and promptly crashed into
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The first patented roller skate was introduced in 1760 by Belgian inventor John Joseph Merlin. His roller skate wasn'… | Roller skating, Vintage photos, Roller girl
![London history: How roller skates were invented in the city but the debut went very, very wrong - MyLondon London history: How roller skates were invented in the city but the debut went very, very wrong - MyLondon](https://i2-prod.mylondon.news/incoming/article22608387.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/4_Roller_skates_1910.jpg)