Henley Roller Skate Factory (Richmond, Indiana)

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Roller skates were being mass produced in America as early as the 1880s, the first of the sport's several boom periods. Micajah C. Henley of Richmond, Indiana produced thousands of skates every week during peak sales. Henley skates were the first skate with adjustable tension via a screw, the ancestor of the kingbolt mechanism on modern quad skates.
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Coordinates:   39°50'9"N   84°52'49"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago