The first large United States commercial ski factory emerged in St. Paul, Minnesota. Martin A. Strand, the company's founder, began manufacturing skis believing he could capitalize on the new ski clubs that were beginning to form in Red Wing, Minnesota and Ishpeming, Michigan. He modeled his skis after the popular Norwegian Telemark ski, as did most ski manufacturing companies of the period. This is one of the old wooden kids skis that Strand produced in the 1920s.
Length - 152 cm (5 ft).
