Overview
Until 1949, resurfacing an ice rink required a tractor-pulled shaver followed by three or four workers scooping away the shavings and then spraying and squeegeeing water. The process-including the refreezing-took more than an hour. That all changed when a tireless inventor by the name of Frank J. Zamboni, who also happened to own a 20,000-square-foot rink in Southern California, put his mind to creating a quality sheet of ice in a shorter time. The story of the machines he produced-now as beloved as ice skates and hockey pucks among winter sports enthusiasts-is fully told for the first time in this book, a fun-filled history of machine-age ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that forever changed the nature of sports on ice. Beginning with a prehistory of the machines, this fully illustrated book goes on to explore the early genesis of Zamboni ice-resurfacing machines, how a Zamboni works, tips from drivers, various models that have evolved through the years, colorful anecdotes from and about Zamboni drivers, and more. Entertaining sidebars examine such topics as Zamboni wipeouts, non-ice-resurfacing machines from the company, the Zamboni factories, Zamboni toys, and television roles. Officially licensed, the book features a wealth of material from the Zamboni archives.
Full Product Details
Author: Eric Dregni
Publisher: MBI Publishing Company
Imprint: MBI Publishing Company
Dimensions:
Width: 23.90cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.789kg
ISBN: 9780760324394
ISBN 10: 0760324395
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 November 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
www.laobserved.com/sports, January 2007 My favorite new book is Eric Dregni s Zamboni: The Coolest Machines on Ice, a richly illustrated book from Voyageur Press.
www.laobserved.com/sports, January 2007 My favorite new book is Eric Dregni's 'Zamboni: The Coolest Machines on Ice, ' a richly illustrated book from Voyageur Press.
www.laobserved.com/sports, January 2007 <br> My favorite new book is Eric Dregni's 'Zamboni: The Coolest Machines on Ice, ' a richly illustrated book from Voyageur Press.
The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo), Dec. 2, 2006 Dregni brings a light touch to what is essentially a company history, adding plenty of anecdotes of rink-rat hijinks and cross-country voyages to leaven the dry statistics. Toronto Star, Dec. 3, 2006 Who knew there was so much to know about the big Z, that it could actually make for a highly entertaining book loaded with photos?
Author Information
Eric Dregni is a freelance author and translator, and the author of six previous books, including The Ads That Put America on Wheels, Scooter Mania!, and Lets Go Bowling! He resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and two sons.
