"Hop Rod" Pogo Stick, 1971-1975

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Artifact Overview

Gordon Spitzmesser of Elwood, Indiana, received a U.S. patent for a "combustible gas-powered pogo stick" on March 22, 1960. His son Edwin demonstrated it on national television in 1961. Spitzmesser never produced his invention but sold the patent to Chance Mfg. Co. of Wichita, Kansas, which manufactured the one-cylinder, two-cycle "Hop Rod" in the early 1970s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Pogo stick

Date Made

1971-1975

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.150.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Metal
Aluminum (Metal)

Color

Red
Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 44.375 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 5.25 in

Inscriptions

on plate: CHANCE MFG. CO. / 4219 IRVING / WICHITA, KANSAS / U.S. PAT. NO. 2929459 / PAT. PEND.
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