Ready for a Spirograph challenge? I didn’t get into the two-rack designs as a kid. Maybe I tried it once and found it too difficult; I don’t remember. But a request for some videos about them prompted me to sit … Continue reading →
I followed a link from the Wikipedia article on Spirograph to this user manual for Super Spirograph. It’s in French, Dutch and German. Thanks to Stephanie Molina who posted it on Scribd. It’s 39 pages of vintage goodness, including many … Continue reading →
The cloverleaf is my favorite Super Spirograph arrangement because it is so curvy. The larger wheels do very interesting things as they go from concave to convex to concave again. To make it fit on a regular piece of paper, … Continue reading →
Kahootz Toys, which has resurrected the original Spirograph, is now coming out with a Super Spirograph. As I’ve mentioned on this site, I still have my Super Spirograph from the 1970s. The extra parts in this picture look the same as in my … Continue reading →
The other night I’d had enough of thinking and working for clients, so I indulged myself in a spirograph therapy session. I took out my old Super Spirograph and set up a wave pattern, attaching the pieces to the paper … Continue reading →
An early commercial dating from about 1967 introduces the game and tries out some taglines: “Your eyes won’t believe what your hands have done.” “So much fun you’ll never want to stop.” Introducing Super Spirograph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9mrNm5PIEE Spiromania, 1973, with a … Continue reading →
What is the new Spirograph® Deluxe Set like compared to the old one? I still have my Super Spirograph from 40-odd years ago. I just got the new Deluxe Set to compare. Here are some pros and cons of each, … Continue reading →
