Original Advertisement for Churchill Swim Fins
Original Advertisement for Churchill Swim Fins
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- Description (Brief)
- Framed advertisement for "Swim Fins from Tahiti by Owen Churchill." There is a story on the back related by Mr. Churchill which indicates he saw a painting, bought a print of it, painted in the swim fins himself, and developed it into an advertisement. The original painting is by Nordvinoff. Churchill was the first to design and patent the swim fin and his were the only manufactured fins from 1940 to 1947. According to Churchill, they were used by the United States underwater demolition teams of the U.S. Navy and the British Admiralty during World War II.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- advertisement, swim fins
- associated person
- Churchill, Owen
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 in x 9 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 40.64 cm x 23.495 cm x 1.905 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0200.06
- accession number
- 1983.0200
- catalog number
- 1983.0200.06
- Credit Line
- Owen T. Churchill
- subject
- Swimming
- recreational
- Sports
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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