WHMC is located on the University of Missouri, Columbia campus and is a joint collection with the State Historical Society of Missouri. Sports Promotion 1975–1994) to Western Historical Manuscript Collection (Midwest Disc Sports Collection accession 5828).
That same month Wham-O donates the office files, photographs and films of Dan "Stork" Roddick (Dir.
Create countless designs, landscapes, seascapes, birds, butterflies just by turning the Magic Window. Unbelievably enchanting and ever-changing. Magic Window toy (blue) – Wham-O retailer catalog page (1977)
Wham-O’s Magic Window toy in action (animated gif) Similar interest was reported by the child development-parent educated department at Long Beach City College, where communication between children and adults was further stimulated by the youngsters’ enjoyment. However, the hospital staff soon found its adult patients were equally desirous fo enjoying the recreation it afforded. Serra Memorial Hospital in Sun Valley, California, originally planned to use it in its children’s ward to entertain the youngsters. Its obvious assets are augmented by a unique facility for entertaining persons with lengthy periods of time to fill, such as airline passengers, persons on lengthy auto trips, hospital patients, shut-ins and preschool youngsters. It was successful in its West Coast test marketing, spurring numerous inquiries from persons throughout the country who had received it as a gift. Individual interpretation and impressions make these swirling patterns emerge as oceans, mountains, flowers and limitless other scenes and patterns.Ī fascinating and creative plaything for children, it is also a provocative and decorative object for adults. Millions of vari-colored, non-toxic Microdium crystals, contained in an oval frame of clear, safe, heavy-duty polystyrene plastic, portray changing moving pictures as it is agitated or revolved. Wham-O’s Magic Window: A toy for all ages (1973)Ĭreativity and versatility are two of the primary assets which make an exciting and unique toy product from Wham-O, creator or such all-time favorites as Hula Hoop, Frisbee and Silly String.Ī creative plaything for children, “Magic Window” is also a sensory experience for adults, representing a medium of creative interpretation.