Clark Foam
From the early 1960s through 2005, Clark Foam was the world's leading producer of polyurethane foam blanks, the core material for a vast majority of surfboards. The company was founded in 1961 by Gordon "Grubby" Clark in Laguna Niguel, California; at its height, it produced an estimated 90% of blanks sold in America, and 60% of those sold worldwide. Boardmakers had been experimenting with foam si...
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Grubby Clark, 1970s. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
Unknown mid-'60s shaper plowing a Clark Foam blankSubscribe to view
Clark Foam stencil logo on blankSubscribe to view
Clark Foam delivery, North Shore, 1988. Photo: Robert BeckSubscribe to view
Original Clark Foam factory, Laguna Canyon, early 1960s. Photo: Dick MetzSubscribe to view
1963 Clark Foam adSubscribe to view
Grubby Clark, 1970s. Photo: Art Brewer
Unknown mid-'60s shaper plowing a Clark Foam blank
Clark Foam stencil logo on blank
Clark Foam delivery, North Shore, 1988. Photo: Robert Beck
Original Clark Foam factory, Laguna Canyon, early 1960s. Photo: Dick Metz
1963 Clark Foam ad