Kne-Koster advertisement, 1925
date: label: date made
content: 1925
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This advertisement for the Kne-Koster is white with a blue sketch of the Kne-Koster and a drawing of a boy riding the Koster directly under the sketch. The words "Whoopee" appear in red at the top of the advertisement and "$5.00" in red in the center of the advertisement. The Kne-Koster was patented in 1925 and was possibly the first coaster with an independent trucking system which is similar to that of a 1970s skateboard. It allowed for easier turning and steering for the rider. This would be one of the earliest examples in the museum collections of an early skateboard-like toy. It illustrates the American made manufacturing process which existed in the early part of the 20th century and its foray into the toy industry.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: skateboarding
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2023.0104.01
label: accession number
content: 2023.0104
label: catalog number
content: 2023.0104.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: advertisement, skateboarding
label: Object Name
content: advertisement
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm