Original
1965 Wham-O
® Super Balls
® ... All in
excellent condition.
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1965
Red and Blue (1 15/16")
1965
"Small" Multicolor (1 1/8")
1965
"Mini" Red and Blue (.780)
Note: The
Original "1965" Large
Red and Blue (yes... found more Blue in storage:) are currently available for individual direct purchase
HERE.
All my Original "1965" Wham-O ® Super Balls
® are sold "loose" (as these never
made it to "packaging"),
are unused as they have never been "bounced" (guaranteed), and may still bear
some of their
original factory mold release (a 40+ year old milky-white powdery coating that
generally
covered the balls to varying degrees - - especially noticeable on the blue and
red balls).
All are in
"new" condition although it should be noted that no Original "1965" Wham-O Super
Ball ® is perfect.
They
were, of course, not "made" as collectibles, to sit on a shelf (although they do
display rather nicely),
and rubber molding technology and materials have certainly come a long way
since.*
They
should
be considered like
a fine leather (see holster
here) ... imperfections
give them their character.
Little
dark "spots," little bumps, noticeable color variations, nooks and crannies
(like hairline
cracks in "the skin"), and various logo imperfections are quite common.
Again -
please note: They aren't perfect (and never were). The large (1 15/16") red
and blue balls especially
show the imperfections of injection molding technologies of the 1960s, and the
challenges that they had
working with this material. Those of you old enough: Do you remember
carefully opening the package
and even more carefully inspecting these when you got them "back in the day?"
Heck no! We ripped
open the bag, bolted for the door to get outside where we could, with all our
little might, slam 'em
to the ground and watch 'em fly! All that said... these "fly" just the same and
you'll love 'em! :)
(See
a summary of what others have said about these balls
here.)
Also,
a special note regarding the smallest (.780") ...
Balls
of this size are no longer legally manufactured nor legally
imported
here in the U.S. as they pose a serious choking hazard.
These
are sold as "collectibles" only, and should not be
considered a "toy."
They
must absolutely be kept out of the hands (and mouths) of children!
Thank
you
Buy an Original
"1965" Large Red or Blue Wham-O Super Ball from Superballs.com
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