Nerf Ball - Classic Toy Series Traditional Cache

This cache is part of a series on classic toys that originated no later than the 1970's. Most will have originated earlier, much earlier. I wanted to bring a little history behind these toys in the cache page and a little fun in the cache.

The Nerf Ball was originally developed in 1969 by Reyn Guyer as a part of a table-top volleyball game; he pitched his product to Parker Brothers, who took interest in solely the ball. The company decided to produce only the ball. It was released the following year; originally, it was obtainable only by sending in the tops of twenty regular packages (or ten sugar-sweetened packages) of Kool-Aid.




Parker Brothers introduced the world's first indoor ball with its original "non-expanding recreational foam" material, or NERF. The NERF ball was an instant success, with 4 million sold by the end of the year, meaning kids across the country were able to break their parents' most sacred rule: "No playing ball in the house." After the quick success, Parker Brothers quickly released the NERF Super Ball and the Nerfoop (an indoor basketball hoop) in 1972. But it was the NERF football that would go on to outperform its real counterpart, becoming one of the best-selling toys of the 1970s.

The cache location has been approved by Brian Russart of the Milwaukee County Department of Parks. Permit # 526

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