tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483245910055935693.post363325524430305172..comments2024-03-24T14:08:26.648-04:00Comments on Toy Making Dad: Flippy AcrobatToy Making Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839788120505748150noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483245910055935693.post-19596247237879113172022-03-15T04:35:08.850-04:002022-03-15T04:35:08.850-04:00You promised you would post some patterns for the ...You promised you would post some patterns for the Flippy Acrobat 12 years ago. Are they still available by any chance>nnamerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955828333846357873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483245910055935693.post-13550302667352808552016-09-16T09:02:31.320-04:002016-09-16T09:02:31.320-04:00Really neat. Thank you. I'm going to make one ...Really neat. Thank you. I'm going to make one for each of my kids for xmas. I think I'll paste their profile pics on it to make it look like themJThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359468193754950400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483245910055935693.post-87730279597023187202011-03-24T22:50:18.164-04:002011-03-24T22:50:18.164-04:00Hey Chessy35 - I honestly do not know much about t...Hey Chessy35 - I honestly do not know much about the history of this toy's origin. John R. Nelson, the author whose plans I originally followed, would be a good source to check with. His book contained a lot of history but nothing specific about the acrobat toy. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You might want to drop him a line - nelson@english.umass.edu<br /><br />I did see this flippy acrobat online. http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=92923&search=89%2F1597&images=&c=&s=<br />It was listed as being Australian and built in the 1890s. It looks to be handmade. <br /><br />Another book that had a similar toy is "Easy to Make Old-Fashioned Toys" (aka The Historian's Toybox) by E.F. & A.B Provenzo. It has "wrestlers"<br />jointed the same way who appear to fight when a string is pulled. The illustration shows two strings being pulled in a way that would probably work like the flippy acrobat. According to the authors, this toy dates back to the 12th Century.<br /><br />Hope this helps a little. Let me know if you find out more.<br /><br />(BTY – I think that the “whimmydiddle” http://toymakingdad.blogspot.com/2010/03/gee-haw-whammy-stickwhimmydiddle.html was used as a magic wand or a divining rod before it became a child’s toy. Also as a primitive (and fake) lie detector.)Toy Making Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839788120505748150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483245910055935693.post-7580612491903945692011-03-24T15:03:59.372-04:002011-03-24T15:03:59.372-04:00Hi! I'm doing a presentation on the history of...Hi! I'm doing a presentation on the history of toys, and we have two of these. I was wondering if you know the history behind them? Where they originated and when, if they were used as a toy initially or as something else? I'd appreciate any help! Thanks:)Chesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226142903073083354noreply@blogger.com