Vintage Antique Wood Wooden Skateboard Metal Wheels ROAD SURDER FLYING ACE UFO

Description: Early!1950s-1960sRemembering our historical 1960s ventures into outer space (...Apollo happened in '61)Has an image of a mythical THUNDERBIRD hinting towards a Flying Saucers / UFO! Lightning Bolts!It's of the era whereby these first wooden boards with metal wheels were meant to teach you how to surf by what was assumed to be easier... "sidewalk surfing".This one is in better shape than many ... and these are very rare.Made in Lancaster Pennsylvania! 23.75" L x 5.25" WIt doesn't get cool than this folks! Vintage space travel meets vintage skateboarding!!History: ...However, before skateboards there were scooters, sometimes known as kick scooters and push scooters. Varied forms of scooters have been traced back to the early 1900s, most of them made from wood, metal, or a combination of the two. Scooters had anywhere from two to four wheels. Some of the wheels were metal and others were similar to the wheels on pedal cars. In the 1940s and 1950s, crate scooters made popular sidewalk vehicles. Most crate scooters were handmade. They were relatively inexpensive and simple for kids to construct by using a milk crate or wooden fruit box and metal roller skate wheels attached to a wooden 2 x 4. Eventually kids started removing the boxes and handlebars and just started riding the board with wheels, reminiscent of the famous skateboard scene in the 1985 film Back to the Future. By 1959, the first mass produced skateboards emerged from the factory of Roller Derby Skateboards in La Miranda, California, and were sold in roller derby rinks throughout the United States and eventually through mail-order companies such as Sears..By the early 1960s, skateboarding started luring participants from the surfer scene. In 1962 a southern California surf shop, Val Surf, began making its own brand of skateboards and struck a deal with Chicago Roller Skate Company for the wheels. The skateboards began to attract everyday surfers who could use the boards when they weren’t in the water, and thus the term “sidewalk surfer” was coined. Additionally, skateboarding gained popularity when Larry Stevenson, publisher of Surf Guide, promoted it in his monthly magazine. In 1963, Stevenson made the first professional skateboards using the Makaha brand and organized the first known skateboarding contest. That same year saw an evolution in skateboard design with the use of clay (also known as composite) wheels that replaced treacherous metal ones. Moving ahead, in 1964 surf and sailing entrepreneur Hobart “Hobie” Alter joined forces with Vita-Pakt company to make a line of Hobie skateboards; the Hobie line also sponsored several contests and professional skaters. Later that summer, the musical group Jan and Dean performed “Sidewalk Surfin” on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, an event which helped further popularize skateboarding with mainstream society.In 1965, the skateboarding sport peaked as manufacturers tried to keep up with the demand, cranking out an estimated 50 million skateboards between 1963 and 1965. In May, the world’s first skatepark, Surf City in Tucson, Arizona opened to the public...Thunderbird (mythology)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other uses, see Thunderbird.ThunderbirdA Northwest Coast styled Kwakiutl totem pole depicting a thunderbird.Similar entitiesRain Bird, PamolaFolkloreIndigenous peoples of the AmericasRegionNorth AmericaPacific NW (Haida) imagery of a double thunderbirdThe thunderbird is a mythological bird-like spirit in North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength.[1]It is frequently depicted in the art, songs, and oral histories of many Pacific Northwest Coast cultures,[citation needed] but is also found in various forms among some peoples of the American Southwest,[citation needed] US East Coast,[citation needed] Great Lakes,[1] and Great Plains.[1]Description[edit]The thunderbird is said to create thunder by flapping its wings (Algonquian[2]), and lightning by flashing its eyes (Algonquian, Iroquois[3]). Across cultures, thunderbirds are generally depicted as birds of prey, or hybrids of humans and birds.[1] Thunderbirds are often viewed as protectors, sometimes intervening on people's behalf, but expecting veneration, prayers, and gifts.[1]Archaeologically, sites containing depictions of thunderbirds have been found dating to the past 4,000 years.[1]Petroglyphs of thunderbirds are found near Twin Bluffs, Wisconsin. They are in a shelter that was probably used c. 250 BCE to 1500.[4]By people[edit]Algonquian[edit]MississaugasHo-ChunkMenomineeTribal signatures using thunderbirds on the Great Peace of MontrealThe thunderbird myth and motif is prevalent among Algonquian peoples in the Northeast, i.e., Eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, and eastward) and Northeastern United States, and the Iroquois peoples (surrounding the Great Lakes).[5] The discussion of the Northeast region has included Algonquian-speaking people in the Lakes-bordering U.S. Midwest states (e.g., Ojibwe in Minnesota[6]).In Algonquian mythology, the thunderbird controls the upper world while the underworld is governed by the underwater panther or Great Horned Serpent. The thunderbird creates not just thunder (with its wing-flapping) but lightning bolts, which it casts at the underworld creatures.[2]Thunderbird in this tradition may be depicted as a spreadeagled bird (wings horizontal head in profile), but also quite common with the head facing forward, thus presenting an X-shaped appearance overall[6] (see under §Iconography below).Ojibwe[edit]Ojibwe shoulder pouch depicting two thunderbirds in quillwork, Peabody Museum HarvardThe Ojibwe version of the myth states that the thunderbirds were created by Nanabozho to fight the underwater spirits. Thunderbirds also punished humans who broke moral rules. The thunderbirds lived in the four directions and arrived with the other birds in the springtime. In the fall, they migrated south after the end of the underwater spirits' most dangerous season.[7]Menominee[edit]Seal of the Menominee Nation featuring a thunderbirdThe Menominee of Northern Wisconsin tell of a great mountain that floats in the western sky on which dwell the thunderbirds. They control the rain and hail, and delight in fighting and deeds of greatness. They are the enemies of the great horned snakes (the Misikinubik) and have prevented these from overrunning the earth and devouring humankind. They are messengers of the Great Sun himself.[8]Siouan[edit]This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources at this section. (February 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)Painting of a thunderbird from the Great Lakes region, likely pre-1800The thunderbird motif is also seen in Siouan-speaking peoples, which include tribes traditionally occupying areas around the Great Lakes.Ho-Chunk[edit]Ho-Chunk tradition states that a man who has a vision of a thunderbird during a solitary fast will become a war chief of the people.[9]Arikara[edit]This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources at this section. (February 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)Ethnographer George Amos Dorsey transcribed a tale from the Arikaras with the title The Boy who befriended the Thunderbirds and the Serpent: a boy named Antelope-Carrier finds a nest with four young thunderbirds; their mother comes and tells the human boy that a two-headed Serpent comes out of the lake to eat the young.[10]Iconography[edit]Symbol of the AnishinaabeX-shapes[edit]In Algonquian images, an X-shaped thunderbird is often used to depict the thunderbird with its wings alongside its body and the head facing forwards instead of in profile.[5]The depiction may be stylized and simplified. A headless X-shaped thunderbird was found on an Ojibwe midewiwin disc dating to 1250–1400 CE.[11] In an 18th-century manuscript (a "daybook" ledger) written by the namesake grandson of Governor Matthew Mayhew, the thunderbird pictograms varies from "recognizable birds to simply an incised X".[12]Non-indigenous scientific interpretations[edit]Thunderbirds carved in sandstone wall at Twin Bluff, Juneau County, Wisconsin, by prehistoric artist(s)American science historian and folklorist Adrienne Mayor and British historian Tom Holland have both suggested that indigenous thunderbird stories are based on discoveries of pterosaur fossils by Native Americans.[13][14]Outside North America[edit]Similar beings appear in mythologies the world over. Examples include the Chinese thunder-god Leigong, the Hindu Garuda and the African lightning bird.[15]In popular culture[edit]This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)The shoulder sleeve insignia for the 45th Infantry Division (Oklahoma Army National Guard) was a thunderbird patch after 1939.[16]Several X-Men characters go by the name Thunderbird, the first appearing in 1975.[17]The Ford Thunderbird is an American car.[18]The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University takes its name from the WWII-era Thunderbird Field designed for training pilots.In 1925, Aleuts were recorded as using the term to describe the Douglas World Cruiser aircraft which passed through Atka on the first aerial circumnavigation by a US Army team the previous year.[19]: 100 The Pokémon Zapdos is based on First Nations folklore surrounding the Thunderbird.[20]Thunderbirds are the name used for the sports teams at Southern Utah University, in Cedar City, UT.Thunderbirds are the name used for the sports teams at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus.It is the namesake of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League, as well as being depicted in the team's logo.Thunderbird is a Bolliger and Mabillard Launched Wing Coaster that opened at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana in 2015.Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client.The Thunderbird is the cap badge and symbol of the Canadian Forces Military Police since 1968.Connetquot School District uses the Thunderbird as their mascot for their sports teams, which caused a lawsuit in 2023.[21]Vintage skateboard1960s skateboardApollo SkateshipSidewalk surfboardWooden skateboardMetal wheels skateboardRetro skateboardClassic skateboardCollectible skateboardAntique skateboardOld-school skateboardVintage cruiser skateboard60s skateboardRare skateboardWooden deck skateboardMetal wheels designVintage wooden skateboardSkateboard with metal trucksOriginal 1960s skateboardAntique sidewalk surfboardClassic cruiser skateboardOld wooden skate deckMetal wheels for smooth rideVintage skateboard collectible1960s Apollo SkateshipAuthentic vintage skateboardWooden skateboard with metal wheelsAntique skateboarding gearRetro metal wheels skateboardVintage street skateboard60s era skate deckVintage skateboard with characterRare 1960s skateboardWooden skateboard with retro charmMetal wheels for vintage feelClassic wooden skateboard designAntique cruiser skateboardVintage skateboarding memorabiliaApollo Skateship collectible1960s sidewalk surfboardVintage skateboard for collectorsOld-school cruiser skateboardAntique metal wheels skateboardAuthentic 60s skateboardVintage skateboard with historyWooden deck with metal wheelsClassic skateboard with characterRetro skateboarding gearVintage skateboard from Little Rock, ArkansasHistorical 1960s skateboard

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