Spring Wound Launcher

Battery Lit ~ UFO Spinning Top

“Ring of Light”

Exciting ~ Lights Up Automatically When Spinning

This sensational 1970’s top comes in a color graphic box. It is 3 inches tall and 2 inches in diameter. It has a red transparent shell. This was made before LED’s were in common use. It uses a super mini “Grain of Wheat” filament light bulb on the inside along the edge and a “AA” battery. Because they are so old, the batteries were all dead. It only takes a few minutes to change it. I bought a gross of new “AA” batteries and changed them. While I had each one open to change the battery, I cleaned off the battery contact areas and cleaned off the centrifugal switch (Detects when it is spinning) with fine steel wool to ensure all electrical contact surfaces were working well. There are two parts. The spinning top, with the battery and miniature light bulb in it and the spring wound top launcher. I tested both the spring spinner and the top to ensure it works well before putting it back in the box. Otherwise, the box was unopened for about 45 years.

There is a “Whistle Hole” on the side of the top that makes a strange whirring, high pitched sound like a UFO might make. When you spin it on a hard surface, it whistles and the light lights up looking like a solid ring of light. Loads of fun even in a lit room because the light is bright. To see and hear it on You Tube, Click Here > https://youtu.be/YIc6eMS42kY  It’s size and light weight keep the postage costs down.

I have never seen a top like it. At this price, you can buy 3 or 4 and spin them all at once. We don’t make money on postage. (We combine shipping to save you Money) On multiple orders, just pay what eBay says, and when we ship it, we refund all excess postage directly to your account. The red rings of light “float” around as it spins. Inside the top, there is a centrifugal switch that turns the light on when it is spinning, and off when it is still. We put a new battery in each one.

We found only 1 gross in an old dime store. At this price, they will sell fast, so order soon to avoid disappointment.

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