Mold 2

Wham-O Flying Saucer 2 (WFS2) Mold 2

The flying saucer quickly became a hit with the youth. Since the first flying saucer mold (WFS1) failed and the LBFS mold was still in Canada at the time, Wham-O desperately needed more molds quickly. In 1959, it produced a new flying saucer mold, the WFS2. 

9 different versions have been found made with the WFS2 mold. 5 Flying Saucer and 4 Regular versions.

The characteristics of WFS2 are: The front is exactly the same as WFS1 except for the small ® after the word Frisbee. It is slightly different from the one in mold 3.  The Mold 3 ® symbol has the letter R partially on top of the circle at the top of the circle. Wham-O Mfg. Co. filed for trademark registration of the Frisbee on July 28, 1958. The word "Frisbee" was registered as a Wham-O trademark on May 26, 1959. Since the ® symbol is added after the Frisbee name, mold 2 was not manufactured until after that. 

The picture shows the differences in the small ® mark (Mold 2 and Mold 3). (Note! the picture shows that the line across the letter E is in the middle in 3 molds and clearly higher in 2 molds.)

In the other Flying Saucers molds (3,4 and 5) the font of the front is all different. The biggest differences are in the letter O, where the vertical edges are straight while in the other molds they are significantly rounder. In the letter Y, the leg is exceptionally short. In the letter S, the links are of different shapes and sizes. In the letter E, the middle crossbar is not in the middle of the letter. No Mold and Mold 2 Flying Saucers do not have Planets like Molds 3, 4 and 5.

Changes in the bottom script: The text Pat. Pend. was removed and changed to DES. PAT. 183626. The change was made because The word "Frisbee" was registered as a Wham-O trademark.  Lines 2-4 are left justified in the same way as in No Mold. Molds 3-5 have no left justification except for the first version of mold 3, LBFS1. Unlike on the front, the font appearance was changed on the bottom. The font used is clearly wider than on the No Mold. In fact, the exact same font has been used on the bottom of the 2 mold as on the 4 mold. The 2 mold has been bolded while the 4 mold has not been bolded.

The mold was given the mold number 2. The LBFS mold must have been in Canada at that time, because later the next version of the LBFS mold received the mold number 3 when it was shipped to the United States.

The Flying Saucer No Mold had failed, so Wham-O made the Mold 2 more durable by making the disc slightly thicker and increasing the width of the rim.