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Australian National Surfing MuseumSurfboard design blueprints, C.R. Downie, 16 foot Hollow Plywood Surfboard
... 16 foot Hollow Plywood Surfboard... hollow plywood surfboard that would have been made between 1935... Hollow Plywood Surfboard Surfboard design blueprints C.R. Downie ...These blue prints show the design for a classic 16 foot hollow plywood surfboard that would have been made between 1935-1955. The plans show how the board would be constructed from plywood and other timber materials. The Hampton area of Melbourne was home to many surfers at this time.Excellent example of the type of plans used by surfers to make surfboards during the middle part of the 20th century. Blue print for design of 16' foot surf boardDesigners name and address - C. R. Downie, 21 Hampton St, Hampton S.7. -
Australian National Surfing MuseumVideo Clip, Torquay Surf Beach Family Movies, Circa 1947
... hollow plywood surfboard... a hollow wooden plywood surfboard to the beach and stepping off... of the film show a surfer riding a hollow wooden plywood surfboard ...This home movie features people enjoying summer by the beach. It was filmed at Torquay Surf Beach, Torquay, Victoria circa 1947. The last shots of the film show a surfer riding a hollow wooden plywood surfboard to the beach and stepping off onto the sand.Torquay Surf Beach was a macca for surfers in post-war Victoria. This is one of the earliest movies to show surfing at Torquay and in Victoria. It also features very early images of the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club which is the oldest in Victoria.Black and white 8mm home movie transferred to VHS and digitised to AVI file. Duration - 1 minute and 16 seconds.Museum logo at the start of the video clip.surfing, torquay surf life saving club, 1947, torquay surf beach, hollow plywood surfboard -
Australian National Surfing MuseumSurfboard, 1/1/1959 (estimated)
... This Ockanui Hollow Plywood Surfboard was shaped by Peter...Hollow Wooden Plywood Surfboard. Hand made Ockanui, single... Hollow Plywood Surfboard was shaped by Peter Watson and his ...This Ockanui Hollow Plywood Surfboard was shaped by Peter Watson and his father at their family home in Murrumbeena in 1959 (Peter was aged 16 at the time). The surfboard was based on a series of full size plans purchased from the USA. The surfboard is made from marine ply, ureal/resorcinal glue, marine varnish, copper nails, the skeg (fin) is Huon Pine made from an old kitchen sink drain board.This surfboard is an excellent example of the type of hollow wooden surfboards being made in the USA and Australia in 1959. Hollow Wooden Plywood Surfboard. Hand made Ockanui, single fin. 9' 11" x 21 1/2" x 4 1/2" Nose 17 3/4" Tail 13" Fin 4 3/4" Base 1 3/4"No distinct inscriptions or markings. Skeg made from old kitchen sink (Huon Pine).ockanui, peter watson, hollow wooden surfboard, -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietySurf Ski, C.W. Downie, Between 1935-1955
... 14 ft hollow plywood surfboard (ski) with paddle (wooden... plywood surfboard (ski) with paddle (wooden, double ended). Two ...14 ft hollow plywood surfboard (ski) with paddle (wooden, double ended). Two foot holds, one on either side of board. Initials LBH (owner Basil Hunter) hand painted on pointy end of board.Built by C.R. Downie, Hampton, Victoria. A Downie Product 7 Higinbotham Street, Brighton. Victoria LBH printed on pointy end of board. surf ski, basil hunter
