Pinwheel (toy)
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A pinwheel is a simple child's toy made of a wheel of paper or plastic curls attached at its axle to a stick by a pin. It is designed to spin when blown upon by a person or by the wind. It is a predecessor to the more complex whirligigs.
History
[edit]Today's style of pinwheels is rooted in East Asia. The design for example is typical of a japanese origami folding technique for a pinwheel.[citation needed]
During the nineteenth century in the United States, any wind-driven toy held aloft by a running child was characterized as a whirligig, including pinwheels. Pinwheels provided many children with numerous minutes of enjoyment and amusement.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fritzinger, Terry; Fritzinger, James (19 April 2005). "Pioneering Data - A Little History of the Pinwheel (SR12)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
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