Almost Yesterday: The Hobby Horse is Invented in Sikeston

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Oct 14, 20251:49Government & Organizations

It seems like Almost Yesterday that the mechanical hobby horse came into existence. U. S. patent number 1,863,012 was filed on February 21, 1931 by J. Otto Hahs of Sikeston, Missouri.

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