Maker: Wham-O
Model: Regular
Style:
Mold: 3
Size: 9.375 inches
Disc Color: Red
Lettering/Hot Stamp: Wham-O Frisbee®—Raised letters
Label/Sticker:
Date Introduced:
Number Produced: Very limited
Period of Manufacture: Early 1967
Special Notes:
When Wham-O changed the Flying Saucer to Regular in 1966, Wham-O had 5 Flying Saucer molds ready (No Mold number, 2 Mold, 3 Mold, 4 Mold and 5 Mold). Only one style (WFS1) was produced with No Mold number.
What happened to mold after that is a very interesting question. However, it was the second mold produced by Wham-O. Flying Saucers with 2 molds (WFS13) began to be manufactured for Canadian Licensee Irwin Toys in 1966 or 1967. Since then, only Irwin Toys Regulars have been produced with 2 Molds. Therefore, there is no Wham-O 2 Mold Pat.Pend. Regulars.
When 3 molds were changed from Flying Saucer (WFS11) to Regular (3 Mold Pat. Pend. Regular) the following changes were made to the mold: Removed from the front: Flying Saucer text on Cupola, 24 Portholes, 4 rings, and Planet names. 12 inner flight rings and 31 outer flight rings were added to the front. The words Wham-O and Frisbee® were replaced with a new font. In the 3 mold ® mark, the arc of the letter R is long, the same arc is also in the 5 mold. In the back, mold number 3 was changed to a smaller size. In addition, the text Pat. Pend. (it is rudimentally done) has been added inside the esker.
3 In Mold, the bottom two lines of the bottom script are particularly interesting. They are written in a different font than lines 2-4. The difference is because the first 3 mold disc was not WFS3 but LBFS1. The first style of the mold had the text: WHAM-O (CANADA) LTD. TORONTO and PAT. PEND. They were replaced by WHAM-O MFG.CO. SAN GABRIEL. CALIF. and DES.PAT.183626.
There are two different versions of 3 Mold Pat.Pend. Regular. The first version has only a few mold flaws. The mold flaws are located at the bottom of the disc and can already be found in the WFS3 style. The second version has a lot of mold flaws. The mold was probably damaged in 1967. There is a separate picture of the mold flows. In it, the yellow and red markings are the mold's original mold flaws and only the yellow ones are new mold flaws. This disc has no extra mold flaws. The disc is courtesy of Mark Powers.
Contributor(s): Mark Powers, Sami Loukko