Author Topic: Mercier, motorized roller skates, ca.1912 (Read 615 times)

grobmotorix · « **on:** October 26, 2010, 06:42:12 PM »

Who knows who and when?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2010, 03:27:31 AM »

A little bit off-topic, O.K.

But our experts may know it?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:17:16 AM »

Pro-phetic abilities needed to solve this?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:55:22 AM »

Mercier motorized roller skate from Paris 1911 powered by a V2, 1 1\2hp

Allemano · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:01:55 AM »

for definite warm legs in the winter!

grobmotorix · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:04:14 AM »

Paul did it again. You´re stunning me more and more.

My source claims them to be 1912, but this still is perfect!

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2010, 04:12:34 PM »

I found another source where the same idea was credited to Mr Constantini and presented at the 1906 Paris Salon.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2010, 04:15:31 PM »

Well, all users of those motorized skates must have been potential candidates for the "Darwin Award".
Nonsense 4ever!

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