As with every object, the first is always the most remembered. Frisbee is widely available nowadays and is played by a lot of kids. But when were Frisbees invented?

How cool was it to see the first flight of the Frisbee; to think of a genius idea and put it into a design. But Frisbee was not always the plastic toy with bent curves that you see these days. It was not always like that. It has been an evolution of designs which is a direct result of a passionate interest of the toy. Thanks to those who invested their time and who thought of ways to further the flight of the popular disk. So when were Frisbees invented?

It is said that the Frisbee was first known as 'frisbie'. A baking company in Connecticut called Frisbie Baking Company was said to have the first version of this toy. They baked pies and were very famous for it during their prime. They operated from the year 1871 through 1958. They put their pies in a pie tin that had the company's name engraved on the bottom. The students were said to have discovered that playing with the pie tin could be a very engaging game. They named the toy frisbie and the game frisbie-ing.

In 1948 was when Frisbees were invented and made into a popular toy. A frisbie fanatic named Walter Frederick Morrison saw the potential of the toy and made a plastic version of it. He bent the edge inward to make the disk go farther. The bent edges were patented to his name and called the Morrison slope. He produced his frisbie for selling, marketed the frisbie, and named it the Pluto Platter. He went for the name due to the fascination of the people with UFOs at that time.

In 1955 was when Frisbees were invented as a nationwide 'it' toy, Wham-O, who also marketed the Water Wiggle and Super Ball saw the Pluto Platter and was interested on buying the design. After persuading Morrison to sell, they mass produced the toy and earned millions of dollars for it.

After a few years, the popularity of the disk died down and Wham-O was looking for ways to revive its popularity. They searched for a name and stumbled on its original name; the term that the original college students called it. They borrowed the name frisbie and frisbie-ing, and the people loved it. Not just the name but also the new concept of the disk becoming a sports game. They changed the name to Frisbee and not frisbie to avoid lawsuits or whatever legalities they may have found problems with.

So that is when Frisbees were invented. No particular date, but a lot of dates that show the stages of improvement for the toy.

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