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.

Date Made: 1980s

Maker: Schmitt, Paul

Location: Currently not on view

Name Of Sport: skateboardingWeb Subject: SportsManufacturing

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2013.0224.04Accession Number: 2013.0224Catalog Number: 2013.0224.04

Object Name: yard stick, skateboardingSchmitt Stick yard stick

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-11fa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1451013

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