One Christmas, I (or one of my brothers--or my brothers and I) got a Spirograph set.
If you're of a certain age, you might remember it.
A set consisted of interlocking wheels, bars and gears and pens. Using them resulted in some interesting shapes, patterns and designs--if, at times, inintentionally.
One of us came up with a design that looked something like this:
For years, I thought the rose windows in the great cathedrals of Europe were drawn with a toy my brothers and I fought over.
We came up with other designs that looked like various wheeled vehicles:
I wonder whether any bicycle builders drew their inspiration from one of our favorite childhood toys.
P.S. Last year, Hasbro, the company that made the original Spirograph, made a new drawing kit with the same name. Sadly,that is about the only thing it and the original have in common.
If you're of a certain age, you might remember it.
A set consisted of interlocking wheels, bars and gears and pens. Using them resulted in some interesting shapes, patterns and designs--if, at times, inintentionally.
One of us came up with a design that looked something like this:
For years, I thought the rose windows in the great cathedrals of Europe were drawn with a toy my brothers and I fought over.
We came up with other designs that looked like various wheeled vehicles:
I wonder whether any bicycle builders drew their inspiration from one of our favorite childhood toys.
P.S. Last year, Hasbro, the company that made the original Spirograph, made a new drawing kit with the same name. Sadly,that is about the only thing it and the original have in common.
