pmelcher
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posted on May 22, 2005 12:04:03 PM new
Hi, I cannot for the life of me come up with what this toy is called. The disk rolls from end to end and lights up with a red light on one side and blue light on the other. The only markings are 'made in Taiwan' so I suppose it is not really valuable but it is a lot of fun. Thank you in advance.
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neglus
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posted on May 22, 2005 01:25:53 PM new
I remember those! I think my kids even had them way back in the 1990's LOL..is it a variation of a gyroscope?
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[ edited by neglus on May 22, 2005 01:26 PM ]
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twig125silver
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posted on May 22, 2005 01:52:40 PM new
For some reason I want to say a Gyroscope, but I don't think that's correct....although it does look like something jack would play with... 
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fenix03
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posted on May 22, 2005 02:03:21 PM new
I don't know what it is called but I think it is sold only at curcuses. That's the only place I ever remember seeing them and every vender had them.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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pmelcher
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posted on May 22, 2005 02:08:09 PM new
I tried to look up gyroscope but that gave me those great round ones that could set on a pen and wobble around without falling off. I think you are probably right about circus toy, I have not seen it in a toy store lately. Thanks, Pat
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toasted36
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posted on May 22, 2005 02:10:07 PM new
Heres one they are calling a Wheelo .
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19027&item=5976852731&rd=1&tc=photo
Also heres a site that calls it a Wheelo
http://www.geocities.com/dsligar.geo/revol.html
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pmelcher
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posted on May 22, 2005 04:12:09 PM new
That's it!! Thank you Toasted! It was driving me crazy. It looks like they aren't worth a lot so my grandkids will have fun playing with it, if I can get it away from Grandpa.
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stonecold613
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posted on May 22, 2005 08:09:32 PM new
You can still buy them at the dollar store.
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Alive in 2005
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sparkz
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posted on May 22, 2005 08:25:41 PM new
These devices were developed in the Soviet Union in the early 50's. They were introduced in Poland as IUD's in an attempt to control the rapid post war population explosion in that country. They remained in use until the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 90's. At that time, the United States introduced twin beds to Poland and the devices were discontinued. And as Stone so correctly states, used ones are now being sold in the dollar stores in the United States. Ummmm....Pmelcher, where did you find that one that you have????
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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dejapooh
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posted on May 22, 2005 10:44:59 PM new
It's a Wheel-o
For fun it's a wonderful toy.
It's fun for a girl and a boy
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pmelcher
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posted on May 23, 2005 05:02:41 AM new
Sparkz, I actually have two of them, purchased at an estate auction...
Dejapooh - you are so right, that is the old slogan!
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lolleypop54
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posted on May 23, 2005 07:59:47 AM new
That was a slinky--
What walks down stairs alone or in pairs and makes that slink-ity sound
A spring, a spring a marvelous thing
Everyone knows it's slinky
A slinky a slinky for fun it's a wonderful toy
A slinky a slinky, it's fun for a girl and a boy
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dblfugger9
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posted on May 23, 2005 08:27:36 AM new
Sparkz, you are too funny!
It sure looks like something you DONT want to step on in the middle of the night tho!
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dejapooh
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posted on May 23, 2005 09:48:41 PM new
Right, Slinky... same company...
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