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Some History

The first type of skateboards
were actually more like scooters.
These contraptions, which
date back to the early
1900's featured roller skate
wheels attached to a two
by four. Often the wood had a
milk crate nailed to it with
handles sticking out for control.
Over the next five decades kids
changed the look of the scooter
and took off the crate and
started cruising on two
by fours with steel wheels.
Tens of thousands of
rollerskates were dismantled and
joyfully hammered
on to planks of wood.