Forgotten History of Everyday Inventions

Forgotten History of Everyday Inventions — page 1
1 Pie Tins Inspire a Favorite Toy Inventor Ed Headrick in 1985 In the 1940s college students in New England loved Frisbie’s pies The fresh fruit baked between two flaky crusts tasted delicious The Frisbie Pie Company sold thousands every day Each pie came in a round tin After eating the pies students would throw the empty tins back and forth The thrower called out Frisbie to warn the catcher The term became the name of a new sport Professors at 4 Princeton University thought the game was a passing fad In 1948 business partners Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni invented their own flying disc This disc was made of plastic It flew farther than pie tins It also allowed for better aim Seven years later Morrison made improvements to the disc He sold the idea to a new toy company Wham-O Wham-O called the disc the Pluto Platter