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Wondrous Worm
- This apparatus was patented by Robert Wormser, founder of Game Time Inc. of Litchfield, Michigan in 1974 (patent image).
- This site reached the conclusion that their example was installed in 1968, meaning either the product was marketed before the patent was applied for, or they're mistaken.
- Better documentation exists for one being installed at Kenwood Park & Beach in Cadillac, Michigan in September 1973. (link)
- This undated catalog image from Plaid Stallions notes that it is "patent pending" (link)
- Game Time was a division of Simpson Manufacturing. The 1975 catalog cover says "GameTime by Toro" indicating the lawn equipment manufacturer. (image)
- Wormser went on to become known for starting a company that manufactured all-aluminum fire trucks. (link)
- The timeline on Gametime.com shows the company moving to Fort Payne in 1979.
- 5 Game Time catalogs are held at the National Museum of American History (link)
- In 2018 GameTime was a Fort Payne, Alabama-based division of PlayCore Wisconsin, Inc. In that year's catalog a "Wum Climber" was part no. 6484, listed for $6,181.
- The "Caterpillar" now appearing on Gametime's website (Model No. 38044, listed at $13,100) features a "rotationally molded crawl tube with spy holes for visibility into and out of tunnel." (link). It does not appear to have any antennae.
- Probably no connection, but the phrase "wrætlicne wyrm" ("wondrous worm") appears in Beowulf. --Dystopos (talk) 16:24, 19 January 2024 (CST)
