Toys of the Seventies, Magic Window
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Description
The Magic Window, developed by Roy R. Cloutier, and licensed to Whamo sold over 20 million units in the 1970s. Shifting colored crystals swirl around magically as you move the frame. It has been off the market for 25 years, but you can now find it a www.magicwindows.org.
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- MagicWindows.org - (report)
Yay found a place thats sells these in the USA, will see if they ship overseas...
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I remember looking at this over and over. It was neat to separate the different colored sand. I'm sure they couldn't sell these today, but they were "cool" back in the day.
my dad had one-i thought it was cool.you could play with it for hours-like crack for kids.it always seemed like ocean waves and it kept us out of his hair during "visitation" when he wanted to make out with a girlfriend on the couch. hahaha!
O thank you for posting this! I loved this as a kid, kept me busy for hours. I would experiment with how the heavy blue sand and lighter white sand would layer on each other. If one were to sloooowwwwly rotate the window clockwise (or anti-clockwise) the images would resemble seascapes, whereas if one would simply flip the thing over, the images would resemble jagged mountain peaks. Mine started losing sand though the seams between the panes, and it started making a mess around the house, so it disappeared, like many of my kid-toys did over time :o)
The original magic window is once again being manufactured by a company called Syntek, Ltd. It is a larger, higher quality item than the ones made in the '70's which were licensed to Wham-O.
Original inventor and myself formed the company to once again provide this fascinating kinetic art form to an admiringl public. Available at: wdcvoyage@yahoo.com
I loved this toy! I was the oldest of four and I remember having this till I was around 14.I lent it to my cousin who left it outside and well it got ran over by the car. I was heart broken. Thanks for helping me remember what it was called and how to find one but the new one sounds too different I guess my memories will have to do=)
I had a pink and glow in the dark one it is the coolest!I will have to get another!
I had a blue/white one, and my grandmother gave me a pink/white glow-in-the-dark one. I used to spin it slowly until the colors separated, and then turn it over to watch the "heavier" color gloop down through the "lighter" white. Very cool! It seems that after a while some moisture would seep in and create unmoveable "chunks." Oh, man, this would keep me entertained for HOURS. And didn't require batteries or an internet connection, either. Darn these kids of today!
What happened to the company that was remaking these ? That site is dead... :(
I got mine for xmas when i was about 12..im 48 now and still have it. it sits in my home office on my desk. i still play with it to this day. i would love to find one for my sister, i know she'd love it!
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