Local Quiz - just one to go

[logogriph]

Just one to go on an interesting 75 question quiz, and the one that has me stumped, and for which Google is of no apparent use is...

(15) Of which popular plaything and sporting item was "the Volito" an early form?

All help gratefully received.

[Aquagility]

From Google -

...... facts about the volito. This early roller-skate was patented 180 years ago......

[slaney]

I found this..its in French ..about twelfth one down..

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:92l03gFII Z0J:aetas.alloforum.com/imprimer.php%3Fcategor ie%3D1728%26msg%3D5266+volito+tricycle&hl=en&c t=clnk&cd=3&gl=uk

suggests its a precursor of roller skates..Patin � roulettes

[slaney]

Sorry Aquagility ...you weren't there when I started.

[grasscarp]

Before the invention of indoor rinks, ice skaters turned to the Volito when they needed to practice and didn't have access to ice. This in-line skate consisted of a wooden sole, a single row of five wooden wheels, and a curved iron bar at the front that served
Found this on google, but not sure of the 15 lettered word. If you put "the volito" history of skating, into google there are several websites.

[logogriph]

thankyou both