Comes attractively boxed with its own clear polystyrene stand. The crystals fly, slide and erupt into one pattern after another. 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. Sold See similar items 125.00 Buy It Now or Best Offer, 8.84 Shipping. It was successful in its West Coast test marketing, spurring numerous inquiries from persons throughout the country who had received it as a gift. Description Date Event Coding REGISTERED - SEC. WHAM-O MAGIC WINDOW Sand Art Toy 70s Vintage Blue & White Whamo Toys Original. 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. Hey, it was a good guess.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. This is also the Magic Window which I'd seen loose a few years ago, and had mistakenly thought to be a Bicentennial edition - due to it's red, white and blue sand. The Crystal Fantasy was a bit of departure for the packaging of the Magic Window, and it was it's last gasp of breath, too, as 1979 was the last year that Wham-O produced the Magic Windows.Ĭoming packed in a deep window box with a more sound base, this Magic Window came standard with glow-in-the-dark sand and even little flecks of glitter. Tim picked my brain for all the Magic Window knowledge I could give him, and I was honored to contribute to the effort in my small way.Īlso seen here is my latest Wham-O Magic Window acquisition, "The Crystal Fantasy". If you get it, make sure to check out the "thank-you" section in the front, as I'm mentioned. The two friends never lost their ability to play and have fun - which I'm sure accounts for the products Wham-O made.
I love it, and if you read it, you'll find the two founders were as interesting as the company they created. This is a dynamite book that lovingly tracks the life of the Wham-O company and it's founders across 60 years. The first is the Wham-O Super-Book, written by Tim Walsh. Here are two things I've been meaning to post about for a while now. Wham-O Super-Book 2008 and Magic Window Crystal Fantasy 1979
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