Very Rare and Vintage, 1960s, Alf Engen, 3 pack, "Kombi-Kit", Ski Wax Package with Original Wax.

I can not find another one of these for sale or a history of a sale of this vintage item online anywhere.

Photo of advertisement is a printout of a 2 page ad from a vintage "Skiing Magazine" referencing the product (will be included with the item for reference).

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Alf Marinius Engen (May 15, 1909–July 20, 1997) was a Norwegian-American skier. He set several ski jumping world records during the 1930s and helped establish numerous ski areas in the Western United States. Engen is best known for his ski school at Alta in Utah and as the pioneer of powder skiing.

Born in Norway in the town of Mjøndalen, in Nedre Eiker municipality in Buskerud county, Engen was the first son of Trond and Martha Oen Engen. His two younger brothers, Sverre (1911–2001) and Corey (1916–2006), were also accomplished skiers. As the first-born son of a famous skiing father, Engen was naturally reared to ski.  After his father died in 1918 when he was nine, Engen's mother moved the family the short distance to the small town of Steinberg. In 1929 at age twenty, Alf and his brother Sverre (age 18) emigrated to the United States, first settling in Chicago, then relocating west to Utah in 1931 at Salt Lake City. Their widowed mother Martha and younger brother Corey (age 17) joined them in 1933.

Oslo, Norway native, Alf Engen served as Ski School Director at Alta Ski Area for 40 years, starting in 1949. During his tenure, he taught thousands the enjoyment of skiing. Because of his skiing prowess in Utah's acclaimed powder snow, he became known as "The Father of the Powder Skiing Technique." Another of his major teaching comtributions was serving as director of the popular Deseret News Ski School, which was founded by the newspaper in 1948 and has introduced thousands to the sport.

When the first Intermountain Ski Instructors certification examination was given in 1949, Alf was one of the administrators. Alf's skiing exploits reached well beyond ski instruction:

    U.S. National Ski Jumping Champion 16 times
    The only person to win the National 4-Way Skiing Championship (downhill, slalom, jumping and cross-country competition in 1940)
    National Professional ski jumping champion from 1931-1935
    Canadian and North American ski jumping champion in 1937
    U.S. Open Slalom and Downhill champion in 1942
    Member of the U.S. Olympic Ski Team in 1940
    Coach of the U.S. Olympic Ski Team in 1948.

Alf was employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a technical advisor in the 1930s. In that capacity he assisted in the development of recreation areas in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, such as Alta and Snowbasin, Utah, and Snow King Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

He was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1959 and was named "Utah's Athlete of the 20th Century" by The Salt Lake Tribune in 2000.

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Text from reproduced Advertisement (in photos) in Skiiing Magazine follows:

"When plastic ski bases were first introduced the word spread around that waxing wasn't necessary. Scads of skiers believed this-and many still do. But not the working pros: Ski Instructors, ski patrolmen. Never the racers. Never the jumpers or ski fiyers.

Why not?

Very simple. They all know wax makes their skis more responsive, lets them run faster, and above all, assures SMOOTHER turns... which is where All Engen Waxes come in... or came in some thirty years ago, developed and perfected by Skiing's living legend himself.  So do as the pros do. Spend 4 or 5 morning minutes Engen waxing your boards. Then go out and thrill to a day of neater turns. That's what it's all about, really!!

TAN GLO CORPORATION SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH  MFRs or ALF ENGEN TAN GLO PRODUCTS"

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Vintage item and packaging and surfaces show age, usage and wear.  See photos.

Will be shipped with adult signature required for delivery.

I usually ship on the same day or within 24 hours Monday through Saturday.  I am a U.S. Based Seller and getting the item to you FAST is a priority to me.
Happy to provide exact measurements, answer questions or send additional photos if requested.
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Thanks!
Returns are accepted in the original condition the item was sent in for 30 days after purchase.