Wednesday, June 16, 2010

ITEM # 1 A. KOOL CIGARETTES BOAT















# OF ITEMS: 1


# 1 A. KOOL CIGARETTES SAILBOAT



# 1 A. KOOL CIGARETTES SAILBOAT BECOMES HALLOWEEN PIRATE SHIP
This is an original Kool Cigarettes Sailboat from the 1970’s, featuring the design and colors of the Kool logo. I used this boat to create the HALLOWEEN PIRATE SHIP with various items mostly from the Halloween Pirate Collection. The boat was manufactured by Snark Products. It is white with a green trim. The sail itself is white and green with the letters KOOL in green just as it is in their cigarette packaging and advertisements. Kool used these in the 1960’s and ‘70’s in their TV commercials and magazine color ads. They got requests and authorized Snark Products to make them for a period of time for enthusiastic customers.
Size: Approximate Dimensions - 10’ 11” L 37 2/4” W 10 1/2” Deep Thickness 2 1/2” Weight: approx. 40 – 50 lbs. Weight Capacity: 315 lbs. Construction: made of a thick, sturdy Styrofoam type material.
Condition: The boat is in remarkably good shape for its age. It has lots of character and recalls the days when smoking cigarettes was very much in vogue. It would look newer if it were cleaned. The boat has some age marks, as does the sail. I think the sail could be cleaned. There are some animal scratches in a few places on the bottom of the boat at the front. This item includes the boat, sail (a type of nylon, I think), 3 metal poles for holding the sail and what I believe is the rudder (inserted in the center).