Frank Joseph Zamboni Jr. (/ zæmˈboʊni /, Italian: [dzamˈboːni]; January 16, 1901 – July 27, 1988) was an American businessman and inventor whose most famous invention is the modern ice resurfacer, …

If necessity is the mother of invention, Frank J. Zamboni might be considered its father. This tireless inventor/entrepreneur never came across an obstacle he couldn’t tinker his way around.

Realizing that time was money, Frank Zamboni began designing a self-propelled resurfacing machine. In 1942, he bought a farm tractor and experimented with modifications, testing them at the...

Zamboni received a patent based on the design of the "Model A," the world's first self-propelled ice resurfacing machine and he established Frank J. Zamboni & Co. as a family partnership to …

3 days ago · Living in Southern California, Frank Zamboni along with brothers Frank and Lawrence used their farming mechanical skills in 1940 to develop a machine to resurface the ice at the family built …

Jan 17, 2020 · She is known for her independent films and documentaries, including one about Alexander Graham Bell. The fourth Zamboni ever built — they simply called it "No. 4" — sits …

Jan 26, 2025 · Frank Zamboni passed away in 1988, but his legacy lives on. The Zamboni Company remains a family-run business, and its machines are used in over 70 countries. The name “Zamboni” …

Frank was a founding member of the Ice Skating Institute (ISI) and he was an active member in a number of ice industry and arena management organizations. Frank passed away on July 27, 1988.

Born in Eureka, Utah, in 1901, Zamboni and his brother, Lawrence, moved to Southern California in 1920. After opening an ice plant for manufacturing block ice, Zamboni envisioned a new way to keep …

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