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Ball:Super Ball

Wham-O Mfg. Co.2007

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

Invented by Norm Stingley, a chemical engineer employed by the Bettis Rubber Company in Whittier, Calif.,The Super Ball debuted in 1965. Stingley fashioned a ball of zectron, material originally intended to cap off gushing oil wells. He placed the molded zectron ball under intense pressure; the result was a ball that could bounce 6 times higher and more energetically than regular rubber balls. Stingley sold his Super Ball to fad champion Wham-o. The company sold 6 million Super Balls the first year it was marketed. By the mid-1970s, sales of the novelty had dwindled, but in 1998, Wham-o issued "The Original Super Ball," to much nostalgic appeal

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  • Title: Ball:Super Ball
  • Creator: Wham-O Mfg. Co.
  • Date Created: 2007
  • Location: Emeryville, CA
  • Type: More Toys, Outdoor Play
  • Medium: zectron
  • Object ID: 109.14536
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