Did a search for skateboards on the Antiquated forum and nothing came up. I've got some time off from work due to having a hernia operation so I have the luxury of being able to hit the yard, garage and estate sales. So here is my skateboard that I found Friday at a yard sale. It's called a Skeeter Scooter and it was manufactured around 1945. It's listed in the Evolution Of The Skateboard due to it being the first board to incorporate the "truck" concept which are steering axles which allow riders to turn by shifting their weight. It's has a removable handle which is sort of like training wheels. When you get confident that you can keep your balance without "busting your buns" than you can remove the handle. So check the pictures out of this really historical and cool 1940's skateboard. Is anybody on here into the collection of them, then lets see what you have. I'm really surprised that this collector hobby hasn't come up yet.
I'm 53 and still have my skateboard. Gordon & Smith warp tail wood board, ACS trucks and Yoyo yellow wheels. It is in storage so no pics for you. Sent from my SM-N910V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I think it looks more modern than it's actual age. You could almost make them now and it would still look current. Sent from my SM-N910V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Brandon, love that board you found! @Coupe-De-CAB has an unbelievable vintage skateboard collection, but I don't think he's been on the HAMB in quite a few years.
I got my first skateboard with metal wheels in 1962 and I made my second one in Industrial Arts wood shop in 1966,I glued up strips of walnut & oak then cut the shape on a band saw. The wheels come from my girlfriends boot skates and I still have it to this day. HRP
We use to take old steel wheel skater apart and nail them on about 18 inch long 2/4 and mail a apple crate on it with wooden handle bars and a pie plate nailed to the front. This is how we were doing it in 1946. For you who are to young to remember all fruits and veggies came in wooden crates.
That video with Steve Caballero is awesome. It brought back tons of memories. I lived on skateboards and have the scar's to prove it. Never even thought about collecting anything related. All I can remember is the wood deck on my nicest board was light wood and dark wood with really nice roller skate wheels.....can't remember the name. Gary
The "skeeter" was a very popular mode of transportation in the '50's for those of us who were too young have a bike...based on parental rules. I was born in 1945 and was probably 5 years old when I got mine. My friend who lived around the corner raced each other back and forth between the two houses on a daily basis; so much so that we were able to crack the aluminum wheels at the hubs. Fortunately for us it took 2-3 years for the cracks to appear and render the skeeter unrideable. They were a ton of fun with the "joy stick" controller and left a lot of black tire marks (the groove) on the concrete sidewalk corners. Next adventure; one steel wheel, clamp on shoe skate with a 12" x 12" x1/4" plywood seat on top. A sit down skateboard before the stand up versions.
Nothing special, but a few old boards I’ve ended up with, I have a few older boards with metal wheels hanging on my dads shop wall I’ll snag some pics of next time. Skateboarding is my first love, hot rods are my second love, both dangerous & both fun as shit! I will say ridding old narrow skateboards SUCKS, but they’re cool on the wall. I don’t like much modern stuff, but when it comes to my wooden toy, I prefer modern advancements. I WANNA SEE MORE OLD SKATEBOARDS
I was scooter searching tonite to try and find what I had as a kid in the late ‘50s. Sure enough I found the SKEETER...! What a great ride. I put so many miles on that thing back then. Smooth ride and quick. BUT, on the big hill it had a bit of a super-speed wobble that was generally not recoverable. I did my share of bailing off into the dirt. The steering axle front and rear was very innovative. I have never seen another one of these my whole life. Thanx for the pictures and the memories on here. Graham
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