its one of the oldest toy concepts around, based on the australian aborigine 'bullroarer' or 'turndun' which was used as a ritual musical instrument, or for driving and scaring wildlife. Essentially a flat piece of wood whirled around on a long string. Bill
In its early days, TV21 had a free gift of a cutout Fireball XL5 on a card sheet. When assembled you could 'fly' it using some thin string or cotton.
ReplyDeleteFrom memory it had a paper strip attached somewhere, which made it buzz.
its one of the oldest toy concepts around, based on the australian aborigine 'bullroarer' or 'turndun' which was used as a ritual musical instrument, or for driving and scaring wildlife. Essentially a flat piece of wood whirled around on a long string. Bill
ReplyDeleteI remember these from th 60s.
ReplyDeleteI think they were often free gifts inside comics, and were usually plane or space related.