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Samuel Leeds Allen (May 5, 1841 – March 28, 1918) was the inventor and manufacturer of the Flexible Flyer sled, for over one hundred years the best selling and most famous American sled.〔(New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame: Samuel Leeds Allen )〕 ==Biography== Allen was born on May 5, 1841 in Philadelphia to Quaker parents, John Casdorp Allen, a prominent druggist; and Rebecca Smith Leeds, his wife.〔Allen, p. 12〕 In 1861, Allen moved to ''Ivystone'', a farm, which his father owned, near the community of Westfield in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey.〔Allen, p. 26〕〔(Photograph of ''Ivystone'', Samuel Allen's home at Westfield )〕〔(Scott's 1876 Atlas showing the location of Samuel Allen's properties at Westfield. )〕〔DeCou, p. 101: "''Ivystone'' formerly the home of Samuel L. Allen, now owned by Harry Shea, historically speaking is the most interesting building in or near Westfield. This old homestead stands on or very near the site of the first house erected by Thomas Lippincott in 1711. The western end which is the frame part was erected about 1756 and the eastern end built of native Sandstone in 1800."〕 On November 22, 1866, Samuel Leeds Allen and Sarah Hooton Roberts were married in Moorestown Friends Meeting House.〔Allen, p. 42〕 Allen's revolutionary sled was developed and tested at Westtown School and ''Ivystone''.〔(Early history of the Flexible Flyer sled )〕〔(History of sledding at Westtown School )〕 Many throughout the years have chosen "Breidenhart", his home across from Stokes Hill in Moorestown Township, New Jersey, as the birthplace of the Flexible Flyer.〔Miller, Jen A. ("Wonderful Town" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', January 28, 2008. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Town resident Samuel Leeds Allen invented the Flexible Flyer on Stokes Hill in 1889—and, yes, kids still sled there."〕 However, "Breidenhart" wasn't built until 1894, five years after the Flexible Flyer was introduced.〔(Chronological History of "Breidenhart" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel Leeds Allen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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