Unknown French Catalog: Games and Toys--Scooter (1936)


Figure 1.--A French catalog in 1936 Offered this scooter which was called a "patinette".

The scooter was called a patinette. The ad copy read, "Patinette tube, roues caoutchoutées alvéolées, guidon nickelé réglable. De 3 å 8 ans 58 Fr. De 6 å 12 ans 77 FR." A French reader tells us that in French there are three words for scooter. A Patinette is a scooter for boy. This word was more common earlier. A French reader writes, "In the 1950s we boys used this word , rarely the word trottinette. Trottinette was also used for scooter. This word was also used in the past time , but is fashinable today. The English word Scooter is also used, but only for adult motor scooters. A reader tells us, "In the 1950s when I was a boy practicly all boys' scooter had a pedal wich was used doing to ride it. We were very fond of our scooter. Many boys recieved such Chrismas present. Trottinette come from the French word trottiner, meaning to do little quick step."






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