I am the decendant of the founder of the puffer kite. I am searching for original kites in theis packaging for re-development. please contact me if you have an original Puffer Kite in packsging. Please contact Pigfarmerz@yahoo with info.

Don't have one today, but sure remember them from my childhood. Easy to fly and boy did they every go high...out of sight!!! Probably early 70's. Remember the skycopters as well, you shot them up with a rubberband and then they floated back to earth, same principle as a maple seed.

I was just thinking about childhood toys tonight and remembered how much fun I had w/ my puffer kite! I even remember the Saturday morning commercials vaguely... Mine came to an early end after a wresling match w/ a large elm tree! :^O

7/11 use to sell them. They went by far higher than any kite I ever flew. I am looking for one as to show my kids.

Man, I remember those kites. I loved them as well as my Bat-kite. The puffer I dear most! Mine too end with tree, Pine Tree. :-( I wished it would come back. I would my kids to see one and own one.

Does anybody manufacture these anymore? I would love to get a few.

I have a Puffer Kite in a never opened package, made by Fredricks Corp, Chicago Did someone say they needed one?

I might be interested in your puffer kite to fly with my kids. jroe@supplyone.com

I am looking for a Puffer Kite. Please email joncleve@gmail.com Thanks

I wanted one so bad but my parents wouldn't buy me one. Finally talked my grandma into getting me one. It flew great! first time right out of the box. It just kept going higher and higher until the spool ran out of string and it kept going higher until out of sight. I never saw it again. I always wonder how far it went. But boy was it fun until the string came off the spool!

Hi everyone, I have been limited in my internet abilitites in the last year. I really appriciate the e-mails concerning the Puffer Kite. My family is excited that there is still some intrest in a long forgetten fad. I have aquired a few remaining kites through family members and am greatful for their efforts. hope to hav a small "scrapbook" page up and running soon with pictures and ads that I have been able to find over time. I have quite a few personnal pics I want to share. One kite in particular I am looking for is the five foot Swinger. This kite was so huge that it would lift me off the ground as a child. I hope to post a pic of my father with a seven foot model soon. Again thanks and will keep you posted.

I remember that the puffer kite was orange or yellow with some kind of swirl graphics. My mother bought me one at the grocery store in McLean VA and I was very excited about it.. that is all I remember - buying it... surely I popped it right away.. I was only about 4yo.:)

I would love to purchase a Puffer Kite for my sisters birthday in June. Anybody have an orange one they want to sell please contact me at dcon40@earthlink.net. Childhood memories make the best gifts. Gave her a Mrs. Beasley doll several years ago and she loved it. Any info would be appreciated.

I still fly 2 of my puffers. They are the 5 foot tall super sized versions. They are wonderful kites. The first one is original when I was a kid, and it shows with all the patches. The second was a new old stock out of eBay a couple of years ago. Yes, they are scary in high wind for a light child. I remember having a dickens of a time bringing it down when the wind picked up on the farm I grew up on. I'm running 200# line on them because of that issue. I then purchased one of the small kites that were the yellow/red swirl pattern for my niece. She love it because it is so easy to fly. What a great set of products.

I had a puffer. Had to beg my mom for it. If you go to a site call first kites dot nl you can see a photo of a puffer kite.

Does anyone know where/how I can find one of these? My wife had one when she was a kid and I would love to surprise her....

I sure remember flying these kites with my dad, just to tease our dogs. I would sure like to find one for my dad

I loved Puffer kites! I remember getting them for birthday presents in the early 70's. One of mine ended up in Lake Superior and another met an early demise from a dog.

I just snagged a Swinger five footer bright orange new in the package on Ebay! WOW! I have the artwork - would the man who started this thread contact me as I would like to help.

The patent is up on this fabulous invention and anyone could make a small fortune bringing it back to market. Might want to install some sort of video game to get todays kids to play with it. Or maybe just a video game wherein they fly the kite. Todays kids are allergic to the sun and fresh air.

The Puffer kite was patented (#US 3.335.985) on August 15, 1967 by Albert D. Neal. A subsequent inflatable kite, The Sky Hunter, obtained a patent 8/28/75. Puffer was not the first inflatable. It was preceded by the Aero Kite patented 12/22/59.