Powell Quicksilver skateboard designed by George Powell and used by Stacy Peralta

Description (Brief):

The Powell Quicksilver skateboard has as a hard rock maple core, laminated with aluminum. The aluminum Tracker trucks were designed by Larry Balma and the yellow polyurethane wheels were a Powell design. George Powell designed and manufactured this board, which was used by Stacy Peralta, a pro skateboarder in 1977. The Quicksilver was the first deck Powell made and was a successful design, but the rapid changing market made it "out of style" less than a year after it was introduced. According to Powell, "the quicksilver utilizes very high strength 7000 series aluminum alloy skins very low elongation, epoxied to hard maple cores to achieve the best strength to weight ratio. The result was a deck that turned quicker than a fiber flex and was a little stronger and less resistant to breaking."

Date Made: 1977

User: Peralta, StacyMaker: Powell, George

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, Santa Barbara

Web Subject: SportsName Of Sport: skateboardingLevel Of Sport: ProfessionalSubject: Invention

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Credit Line: Powell Corporation thru Mr. George Powell, President

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1987.0738.01Accession Number: 1987.0738Catalog Number: 1987.0738.001

Object Name: skateboard

Physical Description: black (overall color)gray (overall color)red (overall color)yellow (overall color)aluminum (overall material)urethane (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 6 1/2 in x 28 3/4 in; 10.16 cm x 16.51 cm x 73.025 cm

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Record Id: nmah_682797

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