"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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