The Hang Ten company is actually called Hang Ten Sportboards. Sportboarding is not a crime! This add appeared in the first issue of the reborn Skateboarder magazine in 1975. The packaging design is pretty well conceived, surely they advertised elsewhere first. The popularity of skateboarding had to be growing well before this magazine was published. You might notice different aspects of the advertisement seem out of square, and they are. It was hard to choose how to crop this ad because it was printed crooked on the paper and not all of the horizontal and vertical axis are parallel with each other.
Some details from the ad.
That’s good looking packaging.
Hang Ten Skateboards and Accessories
WHEELS MOUNTED TWO ON A CARD
HTW1 Regular “Speedster”
1’/4“ wide x 2″ diameter
HTW2 “Hot Dogger” wider
1‘/1″ wide x 2″ diameter
COMPLETE WHEEL 8- TRUCK ASSEMBLY
Ready to hang…
HT2T steel truck and two HT “Speedster” wheels on card
HT2TW steel truck and two “HOT DOGGER” wheels on card
HANG TEN SPORTBOARDS. the ULTIMATE in the SPORT OF SKATEBOAPDING, are the FINEST SKATEBOARDS EVER MADE. Extruded fliberglass chassis are bi-directionally reinforced and are virtually indestructible. They have measured tlexibility for control and maneuverability for making cuts and slaloms. Decks are textured tor gripping.
Trucks are double-action steel construction. Hang Ten Clear Urethane wheels are precision molded and balanced at the lactory. They are mounted with 16 ball bearings per wheel. They have a sure grip quality and give a quiet, smooth ride. Hang Ten Urethane wheels are the fastest wheels ever made. Hang Ten Sportboards are available in 2 lengths. Full Color interesting designs in Wave, Surfer & Pin Stripe.
WAVE STOCK NO.: HT 24 SU & HT 27 SU.
SURFER STOCK NO.: HT 24 DI & HT 27 Dl.
PIN STRIPE STOCK NO.: HT 24 PS & HT 27 PS.
HANG TEN SPORTBOARDS, 724 N. Poinsettia St.. Santa Ana. CA 92702.
Dealer inquiries invited.
1 comment
Morgan lester
I have the one on the left side of the add, its not for sale but im curious what its worth.