The Bowes Museum - Today we celebrate the fantastic inventor extraordinaire John Joseph Merlin who was born on this day in 1735. This portrait was made by Merlin's friend, Thomas Gainsborough and
Extreme Skate Zone - #TBT Roller-skating was invented in 1735 by John Joseph Merlin, a Belgian who famously introduced his new wheeled shoes at a party in London and promptly crashed into
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