Schmitt Stix Yard Stick
Schmitt Stix Yard Stick
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- Description (Brief)
- Wooden yard stick with black numbers and red printing, "Measure the Quality of Schmitt Stix," printed on both sides. "Schmitt Stix" printed in black on each end and both sides of the yard stick. Paul Schmitt of PS Stix, owns and operates one of the largest and most successful skateboard manufacturing companies in the United States and is known to many in the industry as 'Professor Schmitt". For almost 30 years Schmitt’s company has been considered an innovative leader in design and manufacturing of high quality skateboards.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- yard stick, skateboarding
- Schmitt Stick yard stick
- date made
- 1980s
- maker
- Schmitt, Paul
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 1 1/4 in x 1/4 in; 91.44 cm x 3.175 cm x.635 cm
- ID Number
- 2013.0224.04
- accession number
- 2013.0224
- catalog number
- 2013.0224.04
- subject
- skateboarding
- Sports
- Manufacturing
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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