Wiz-z-er
75-13-35
From: United States of America | California (State) | Hawthorne
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Title | Wiz-z-er |
| Object Number | 75-13-35 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Americana |
| Provenience | United States of America | California (State) | Hawthorne |
| Creator | Mattel, Inc. |
| Date Made | 1972-1975 |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Plastic |
| Description | Mattel "WIZ*Z*Zer" with shell cuta awy to expose gyro wheel. This kind of top employed the supported gyro but the manner of starting in motion is usually to grasp the shell and rub the plastic peg against a resisting surface. Operation can be sustained indefinitely; the action is similar to a whip top. A hope has been drilled in the square shaft whereby a cord may be used to operate in the same manner as a common toy gyro top. Similarly, the cord might be wound on the exterior portion of shaft between shell and peg, allowing wheel to be set in motion as a conventional supported top. Made by Mattel, Inc. with modifications by D. W. Gould. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Douglas W. Gould, 1975 |
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