Clackers

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

20920

Title

Clackers

Description

A pair of clackers which consist of a red and blue ball attached to a piece of nylon. The toy has a plastic ring for a handle.

Date

1975

Size

23.0 cm

Type

Toy

Location

Museum of Childhood

Accession number

MC939.2001

As it says in the name of the toy, Clackers are meant to be twirled to hit one another. The idea is to make a gentle up and down hand motion, which enables the two balls to swing apart and then together. The noise that is made by the balls hitting each other is the clacking noise which gives the toy its name. The idea is to be able to make the balls clack above the hand as well as below.

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Toys > Outdoor games > Clackers