Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This snurfer production model is the first patented design by Poppen, leading the way to the modern snowboard. (U.S. Patent #3,378,274 – Surf-Type Snow Ski) This model has a rounded tip and a hole for the rope handle which became a snurfer trademark. This model was modified by Poppen by replacing the original staples with gritted sandpaper to keep from slipping off the board.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- inventor
- Poppen, Sherman R.
- Credit Line
- Sherman R. Poppen
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 48 in x 7 in x 4 1/2 in; 121.92 cm x 17.78 cm x 11.43 cm
- Object Name
- production model
- production model, snowboarding
