Popular Science
Issue: Jun, 1936
Posted in: Sports
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Posted: 01/21/2008
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Roller Skates Have Tractor Treads (Jun, 1936)

Roller Skates Have Tractor Treads
LOOKING like a pair of toy army tanks, roller skates invented by a Japanese school teacher are fitted with endless treads like those used on tractors. This novel feature is said to make it possible for users to skate over rough surfaces that would stop conventional skates.

Related posts:

  1. THREE-WHEELED SKATES HAVE RUBBER TREADS (Nov, 1935)
  2. Gas-Station Attendants Wear Roller Skates (Feb, 1940)
  3. Japanese Rollerblades in 1938 (Jul, 1936)
  4. Early Rollerblades (Nov, 1953)
  5. Two-Wheel Skate (Feb, 1954)
2 comments
  1. jayessell says: January 21, 20087:54 am

    Those Japanese!
    What will they think of next!
    Oh wait…

  2. Sporkinum says: January 21, 20082:18 pm

    I remember seeing something very much like this around 1978. It was used for skiing on grass.

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