Vintage Big Boy Bellyboard

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Poobah
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Vintage Big Boy Bellyboard

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An old postcard from 1922. A vintage Big Boy Bellyboard ridden at Horseneck Point, Massachusetts. It looks like a hollow wood aquaplane, but they call it Surf Boat Riding.
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Re: Vintage Big Boy Bellyboard

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very interesting, the diversity continues! 8-)
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Re: Vintage Big Boy Bellyboard

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Makes Jeff Chamberlain's paipos look puny!!!
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