40 Unbelievable Photos From History

28. Feet Bicycles

unbelievable photos from history

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An early version of the roller skate is seen in this unbelievable photo from history.  Roller skating became a common past time well after this photo was taken in 1910.  These roller skates were more like pedaling a bicycle.  They moved when the person wearing them pumped their legs up and down.  These turn of the century roller skates were created by a man named Edward Petrini and referred to as a Takypod, which simply meant a machine driven by pedaling. While they are very different than the roller skates we see today, they still look fun.

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