Goofy Foot Skateboard
date: label: Date made
content: 1960 - 1969
label: date made
content: 1960s
name: label: maker
content: Nash
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The ‘Goofy Foot Sidewalk Surfer’ from NASH, shown here, was one of the original, mass produced skateboards of the late 1960s. This was sold in toy stores and marketed to kids as a toy. The plastic wheels and metal ball bearings made riding dangerous and only the skilled rider could perform tricks or rode downhill with any success. It wasn't until 1970 with the introduction of the urethane wheel by Frank Nasworthy, that skateboarding became a legitimate competition sport. The urethane wheel provided a smooth ride and enabled skaters to go faster and maneuver the skateboard in ways they couldn’t with the cumbersome metal, clay or plastic wheel.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: skateboarding
label: level of sport
content: recreational
label: web subject
content: Children
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Skateboarding
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content: Sports & Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ellen Roney Hughes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0116.01
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0116.01
label: accession number
content: 1992.0116
objectType: label: Object Name
content: skateboard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 24 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 13.335 cm x 61.595 cm