Maker: C. & W. Plastics Co.
Model: UFO
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Size: 4.0 inches
Disc Color: Blue
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Date Introduced: 1955?
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Period of Manufacture: 1955?
Special Notes: Smaller cousin to the "IT Disc." Possibly made the same year as the American Trends Pluto Platter. 0.375 inch wide flat rim with a 0.25 inch notch. Has (12) 0.375 inch diameter holes through the slightly domed flight plate. There are also 4 raised circles on the flight plate towards the center from the above holes. The center of the top has a 1.25 inch diameter flat area. There is a large sprue at the center of the bottom. The disc comes with a 3.5 x 0.3125 inch green plastic launcher having a rubber band attached to it at one end. The rubber band is inserted in the notch in the rim of the disc, the disc is pulled back and released to send the disc spinning. Header card: "IT Zooms…IT Glides, Soars to 100 feet high…complete with launcher. Mfg. by C. & W. Plastics Co. / 125 W. Utopia / Salt Lake City, Utah." Has an illustration of an alien with horn-shapped ears launching a disc. Unique to date..
Contributor(s): Phil Kennedy