50s roller skating

TG Cap#1191: The Diner Karder was going on an interstate road when he saw an old 60s diner nearby. Feeling hungry, he decided to go in to get a bite to eat before continuing home. Of course this wouldn’t happen as he found himself unable to pay for the meal. Then the nice diner lady had him come to the back. Now as “Kathy”, she’s the pretty, bubbly & perky waitress this diner needed! ;)

The first patented roller skate was introduced in 1760 by Belgian inventor John Joseph Merlin. His roller skate wasn't much more than an ice skate with wheels where the blade goes. They were hard to steer and hard to stop because they didn't have brakes and as such were not very popular. In 1863, James Plimpton from Massachusetts invented the "rocking" skate and used a four-wheel configuration for stability, and independent axles that turned by pressing to one side of the skate or the other…

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