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the catalogue #203

1970 Zippy Board 16''

#203

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Hunters Toyline
SHAPER: Unknown/molded
DESIGN: Hand board
DESIGNER: Unknown

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Hollow Moulded PVC
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	16	inches	inches
*Width :*	11	inches	*Wide Point :*	0	inches
*Nose :*	11	inches	*Tail :*	11	inches
*Thickness :*	2 1/4	inches	*Pod :*	11	inches
*Nose Lift :*	1 1/2	inches	*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos	*Volume :*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: round
Tail: rounded square
Deck: Flat with moulded handles
Bottom: flat
Rails: rounded square
Rocker: minimal nose lift

FIN/S: none

DECOR
DECALS
Deck: Hunters Toyline - Reg Design 72018 - Warning Not A Life Saving Device moulded at sweet spot
Use Only Under Adult Supervision moulded at tail
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: Yellow
Bottom:

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY: Purchased NowraTip, September 2000.
ZIPPY JUNIOR The Swim Board for young beginners. 17ins. long 12'11 (12 shillings and 11 pence)
Keeps them afloat to practise arm and leg actions.
DESIGN HISTORY
Common Australian juvenile craft, originally produced, under the Zippyboard brand, circa 1970 and still in production.
In template design this bares remarkable similarity to 1914 handboard, see History 1914 Detailed Analysis.
COMMENTS:
Also note:
1960s Toltoys Bright Yellow Zippy Board Kids Junior Polyethylene Surf Swim Kick Board
Hostalen high density polyethylene
17.5" x 11"
REFERNCES

The Australian Women's Weekly
16 December 1964, page 45.

COME ON, FATHER CHRISTMAS make a real splash with the gift of a
ZIPPY SURF BOARD

FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ON BEACH, POOLS, LAKES
SURE-GRIP HANDLES FOR COMPLETE SECURITY
For any child, on anybody's gift list, there's no better present to pop under the Christmas Tree.
Zippy Boards are unbreakable, don't chip, rust or fade, - never clog swimming-pool filters . . . thanks to the fact they're made of durable Hostalen high density polyethylene.
In vivid, easily-seen yellow for added safety.
(And prices help parents keep cool!)

1. ZIPPY JUNIOR The Swim Board for young beginners. 17ins. long 12'11
Keeps them afloat to practise arm and leg actions.
2. ZIPPY SENIOR Learners' Surf and Swim Board. 30ins. 39'6
3. ZIPPY SURFIE Here you have a real Surf Board- 38ins. long 57'6
- for your junior surfer who likes to ride the waves all summer long.
THE ZIPPY SURF BOARD IS MADE BY TOLTOY
Australia's Own Toys

Trove
1964 'Advertising', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 16 December, p. 45. , viewed 10 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51272943

Other Boards: See Larger model # 202, and Zippy Senior model below.
CONDITION: 7.5

Zippy Senior

Image from Carter Page 83

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