Antique Ski Pole, Push Stick Museum Exhibit Rental Francisco Tamagno was among the Francisco Tamagno was among the original movement of France’s fanciful graphic advertisement art tradition so popular around the Turn of the 20th Century Acme club skate patented by the Starr manufacturing company opened their doors in 1863 which featured a self lever system to fasten your skates to their boots Adaptations continued in the ski pole “baskets” – going from a sturdy round wooden discs – to rattan rings and leather lacing A wonderful example crafted in the style of old single ski poles commonly referred to as push sticks or Lurk poles