Makaha skateboard used by Jim Fitzpatrick in 1964

Object Details

Fitzpatrick, James

Description (Brief)

Makaha skateboard used by Jim Fitzpatrick in 1964 after he returned from a tour of a dozen European countries where he skateboarded as often as he could. Fitzpatrick was recruited by Makaha founder Larry Stevenson, for the Makaha Skateboard Exhibition Team at 14. According to the donor, Larry Stevenson developed Makaha Skateboards in the early 1960s in Santa Monica, California producing the first "high performance" skateboard in 1962. Stevenson would ask the skateboarders, such as Fitzpatrick, what they thought of the boards, how did they ride, how could they be improved - he listened and developed the best board at the time. In addition to Fitzpatrick’s unique trek to Europe, the Makaha team skateboarders traveled together and individually throughout Southern California, and even to Hawaii on one memorable trip, introducing spectators to skateboarding.

Location

Currently not on view

1964

ID Number

2018.0269.01

accession number

2018.0269

catalog number

2018.0269.01

Object Name

skateboard

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

urethane (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 in x 5 3/4 in x 22 in; 10.16 cm x 14.605 cm x 55.88 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Sports & Leisure

National Museum of American History

name of sport

skateboarding

level of sport

Professional

Record ID

nmah_1912391

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-a4e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa