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'''Popper Knockers Vintage Toy''' from the 1970's,
<nowiki>'''Popper Knockers Vintage Toy''' from the 1970's,
briefly popular in the early 1970s. They are formed
briefly popular in the early 1970s. They are formed
out of two hard plastic marbles, each about two inches
out of two hard plastic marbles, each about two inches
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being fairly heavy and fast-moving, the spheres, being
being fairly heavy and fast-moving, the spheres, being
made of hard acrylic plastic,looking and feeling very
made of hard acrylic plastic,looking and feeling very
similar to Glass could shatter upon striking each other.
similar to Glass could shatter upon striking each other.</nowiki>


'''They can be found for sale as Collectors Items and viewed by clicking the number 1'''[http://www.vintageclackersandpopperknockers.com/].
'''They can be found for sale as Collectors Items and viewed by clicking the number 1'''[http://www.vintageclackersandpopperknockers.com/]. <gallery>
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Revision as of 21:29, 28 April 2007

'''Popper Knockers Vintage Toy''' from the 1970's, briefly popular in the early 1970s. They are formed out of two hard plastic marbles, each about two inches in diameter, attached to a ring with sturdy string. The '''Popper Knocker''' Brand were maunfactured in '''Carterville, Missouri (On Route 66),''' they were packaged in Joplin, Missouri. Popper Knockers were eventually discontinued after children got injured whilst playing with them: besides being fairly heavy and fast-moving, the spheres, being made of hard acrylic plastic,looking and feeling very similar to Glass could shatter upon striking each other.

They can be found for sale as Collectors Items and viewed by clicking the number 1[1].