Body Surfing Suit Patent Canvas Print – Vintage Ocean Wall Art

Description

This canvas print reproduces a 1991 patent for an early buoyant body-surfing suit, the one-piece neoprene design drawn front and back across four figures on aged parchment. It comes in 11×14 and 16×20 as gallery-wrapped canvas. As a body surfing suit patent canvas print it puts an overlooked piece of water-sports history on the wall, drawn exactly as the original plate laid it out.

A 1991 patent described a one-piece suit built for body surfers rather than board riders – a turtle collar at the neck, short sleeves and short legs, a zip seam down the back, and rows of foam pockets built into the chest and thighs for buoyancy. The idea was to let a swimmer catch and ride a wave on the suit’s own flotation, no board and no fins required. The plate shows the suit from the front, from the back, and in cutaway – plain technical drawing, the kind that traces a genuine piece of body-surfing history rather than a modern wetsuit.

Made in the USA and made to order in our family-owned workshop in Northeast Ohio, each canvas is printed with fade-resistant inks on gallery-wrapped canvas, so the parchment tone and fine linework hold up on a wall for years. It suits beach surf decor or retro surf decor in a beach house, a coastal condo, or any room built around the water, and it reads just as well as a bodysurfing wall art piece for anyone who tracks down old water-sports patents.

Both sizes hang the same way: the canvas holds securely without nails or tools, and removes cleanly without holes or wall damage, so it works in a house, an apartment, or a rental alike. The classic gallery-wrapped canvas gives it a clean edge, and it arrives ready to hang.

A body surfing suit patent canvas print like this makes a fitting gift for a lifelong water-sports fan, or a quiet addition to a beach house or coastal room of its own. Pick the size and style that fits the space, and bring a piece of ocean history home.

Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.

Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.

— Eric & Susan

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