Wham-O

Wham-O Toys Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryToys
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
FounderRichard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin
Headquarters966 Sandhill Ave, Carson, California 90746
Websitewham-o.com

Wham-O Inc. is an American toy company based in Carson, California, United States. It is known for creating and marketing many popular toys for nearly 70 years, including the Hula hoop, Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide, Super Ball, Trac-Ball, Silly String, Hacky sack, Wham-O Bird Ornithopter and Boogie Board,[1] many of which have become genericized trademarks.

  1. ^ "Toy Industry News!". Toydirectory.com. Retrieved 2016-08-03.