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Object Description
| Title | Swastika board by Pacific System Homes |
| Date | 1930s, mid |
| Subject - TGM | Surfing |
| Subject - LCSH |
Surfboards Surfboards--History |
| Description | Pacific System(s) Homes was an early 20th century Los Angeles-based construction company that specialized in prefabricated houses. Meyers Butte, son of the owner, became hooked on surfing during a trip to Hawaii in the 1920s, and convinced his father to build a Pacific System Homes surfboard to market to local surfers. In the early 1930s, Pacific System Homes introduced the Swastika model surfboard, the first commercially produced surfboard line, so-named for the swastika design that marked each board. Although a symbol of harmony and good luck in various cultures around the world, the swastika disappeared from Pacific System Homes surfboards with the rise of Nazi Germany, and the company changed the name to Waikiki Surf-Boards in 1938. Pacific System Homes innovated the use of multi-wood laminates to lighten the board. This board is redwood-edged balsa held together by recently invented waterproof glues. The small swastika design is visible at the base of the tail. |
| Length | 11 ft. |
| Manufacturer | Pacific System Homes |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Format | image/jp2 |
| Publisher (digital) | Pepperdine University Libraries |
| Place of publication (digital) | Malibu, Calif. |
| Source | Surfboard collection exhibited at Payson Library, Pepperdine University. The collection is owned by John Mazza, the John G. Mazza Loving Trust Dtd 5/17/90, and the Malibu Surfing Museum. |
| Exhibit Item Number | Removed from exhibit |
| Digital Collection | John Mazza Historic Surfboard Collection |
| Rights | Copyright to the photograph is retained by Pepperdine University. Physical rights to the item are retained by John Mazza, the John G. Mazza Loving Trust Dtd 5/17/90, and the Malibu Surfing Museum. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright, patents, trademarks, and other service marks. |
| Credit Line | John Mazza Historic Surfboard Collection, Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives |
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| Title | Deck View |
| Description | View of the deck, or riding surface, of the surfboard. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Format | image/jp2 |
| Publisher (digital) | Pepperdine University Libraries |
| Digital Collection | John Mazza Historic Surfboard Collection |
| Rights | Copyright to the photograph is retained by Pepperdine University. Physical rights to the item are retained by John Mazza, the John G. Mazza Loving Trust Dtd 5/17/90, and the Malibu Surfing Museum. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright, patents, trademarks, and other service marks. |
| File Name | jms00003/000_Deck View.tif |
| Full resolution | Volume4/000_Deck View-1.tif |
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