Word: faltboat
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...same in the U. S. The faltboot (folding boat) was invented by a Bavarian named Klepper in 1902. After the War, faltbootpaddeln took Germany by storm, became as popular in summer as skiing is in winter. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and England there are now some 500,000 faltboats. Year and a half ago one Jakob Kissner arrived in the U. S., got a patent on faltboats, began making them under the name Folbot in Long Island City. To date he has sold about 2,000. Last fortnight, recalling that skiing won U. S. favor through snow trains, Jakob...
...those travelling in Germany and Austria, one of the most attractive features of the summer is a five-day faltboat trip down the Danube to Vienns, followed by three weeks of mountain climbing in the Austrian Alps. In past years these groups have always spent several days in the picturesque mountain village of Bad-Aussee, where swimming and folk-dancing are among the chief attractions...
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