Maker: Wham-O
Model: Sailing Satellite
Style:
Mold: WSS2
Size: 11.5 inches
Disc Color: Silver
Lettering/Hot Stamp: Wham-O Sailing Satellite on flight plate; Tournament Model, National Satellite Assn. on Cupola; Script on bottom—Raised letters
Label/Sticker:
Date Introduced: Late 1957–1958
Number Produced:
Period of Manufacture: Late 1957–1958
Special Notes: This is from the 2nd mold Style of the WSS mold. Bottom script measures 151mm x 45mm. First run in silver Fall 1957. Other colors run in 1958. First original disc design by Wham-O. This example has white design patterns on the top the origin and importance of which is the subject of ongoing research.
Contributor(s): Phil Kennedy, Charlie Burke