Meistrell brothers, Bob and Bill
Unassuming identical twin-brother surf industrialists from Manhattan Beach, California; cofounders of Body Glove wetsuits. "We're a little Walt Disney Co, without the theme park," Bob once said of the small empire he and his brother built. "Instead, we've got a big ocean." The Meistrells were born in Boonville, Missouri, in (1928), although Bill was delivered on July 30, and Bill arrived on July ...
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Bill (left) and Bob Meistrell, 1948Subscribe to view
Bob Meistrell, top left; Bill Meistrell, bottom right; around 1956Subscribe to view
The Meistrell brothers and lobster catch, late '50sSubscribe to view
Dive N' Surf ad, 1958Subscribe to view
1968 Dive N' Surf / Body Glove ad featuring Mark Martinson and Keith PaullSubscribe to view
Bill Meistrell, Hermosa Beach, 1949. Photo: Bev MorganSubscribe to view
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Bill (left) and Bob Meistrell, 1948
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Bob Meistrell, top left; Bill Meistrell, bottom right; around 1956
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The Meistrell brothers and lobster catch, late '50s
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Dive N' Surf ad, 1958
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1968 Dive N' Surf / Body Glove ad featuring Mark Martinson and Keith Paull
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Bill Meistrell, Hermosa Beach, 1949. Photo: Bev Morgan