Art Resource - AR920544

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'Rink to me only with thine eyes', 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier

'Rink to me only with thine eyes', 1876. The increasing popularity of roller-skates perhaps gave romantic young couples a better opportunity to be together without chaperones! In 1863 an American, James L Plimpton, patented a 4-wheeled roller-skate, the forerunner of today's skates, and it was not long before the lasting craze began in Britain. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 18 March 1876).

Unique Identifier AR920544

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4709px × 3707px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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