Maker: Wham-O
Model: Sailing Satellite
Style: WSS1
Mold:
Size: 11.25 inches
Disc Color: Orange
Lettering/Hot Stamp: Wham-O Sailing Satellite on flight plate; Tournament Model, National Satellite Assn. on Cupola—Raised letters
Label/Sticker:
Date Introduced: Spring 1958
Number Produced:
Period of Manufacture: 1958
Special Notes: First run in silver Fall 1957. Other colors run in 1958. First original mold by Wham-O. Since the Russian satellite Sputnik was launched on October 10, 1957, this package, with the name "Sputnik" on it, was likely released several months after that date. Wham-O's small product line brochure was included in these packages. Originally from the Jim Palmeri collection.
Contributor(s): Phil Kennedy