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Solid balsa.
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Solid balsa.

Date1957
ClassificationsSurfboards
Credit LineSpencer Croul donated this on Dec. 7, 2018
Object numberS.365
DescriptionThis board was purchased from a seller in Australia. When compared to boards being built in the USA during this same era, the rails seem crude in comparison.
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Image Not Available for Solid Balsa Plank with Redwood Stringers and Tailblock
Solid Balsa Plank with Redwood Stringers and Tailblock
c. 1940
Image Not Available for Hollow Plank with Redwood Rails, Nose and Tailblock
Hollow Plank with Redwood Rails, Nose and Tailblock
Lorrin "Whitey" Harrison
1939
Image Not Available for Velzy Balsa with Narrow Redwood and Foam Rails
Velzy Balsa with Narrow Redwood and Foam Rails
Dale Velzy
1960s
Image Not Available for Ogden : the visionary art of Bill Ogden / text by Craig Lockwood ; introduction by Bolton Colburn
Ogden : the visionary art of Bill Ogden / text by Craig Lockwood ; introduction by Bolton Colburn
Image Not Available for Redwood and Balsa Hot Curl
Redwood and Balsa Hot Curl
Velzy & Jacobs
c. 1957
Image Not Available for Fiberglassed Hollow Plywood with Balsa Rails
Fiberglassed Hollow Plywood with Balsa Rails
Pete Peterson
1948
Image Not Available for Solid balsa, tandem board.
Solid balsa, tandem board.
1950s
Image Not Available for Solid Redwood, Balsa, & Pine Plank
Solid Redwood, Balsa, & Pine Plank
Herb Oelke
1941
Image Not Available for Foam, Makaha Point gun. "Froiseth Orange" rails, 3/4" redwood stringer and tail block, volan glass, signed by Wally. Black glass speed fin. Restored.
Foam, Makaha Point gun. "Froiseth Orange" rails, 3/4" redwood stringer and tail block, volan glass, signed by Wally. Black glass speed fin. Restored.
1960
Image Not Available for Simmons Sandwich Model with Twin Fins
Simmons Sandwich Model with Twin Fins
Bob Simmons
c. 1940
Image Not Available for Solid balsa Makaha model
Solid balsa Makaha model
1954
Image Not Available for Hobie No. 1773 Curved Stringer Longboard
Hobie No. 1773 Curved Stringer Longboard
Hobie Alter
1961