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- Pocket Skating Lantern, 1875-1890 - Ice skating became popular in the United States in the second half of the 19th century. Before ice skating became a mostly indoor pastime, skating took place on frozen ponds and rivers at all hours. Lighting companies such as R.E. Dietz patented small kerosene lanterns for nighttime skaters, particularly women.
- 1875-1890
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Pocket Skating Lantern, 1875-1890
Ice skating became popular in the United States in the second half of the 19th century. Before ice skating became a mostly indoor pastime, skating took place on frozen ponds and rivers at all hours. Lighting companies such as R.E. Dietz patented small kerosene lanterns for nighttime skaters, particularly women.