Did you have a Spirograph?
It was developed by Denys Fisher a British engineer in 1965.
They called it a 'toy that kept children entertained hours on end', and was simply comprised of plastic circles and rings as well as different shapes with ridged edges that resembled gears. I bet you'd never see children today playing with this like we did.
You could make some amazing unique designs by using coloured pens and tracing the inside of the plastic ridged shapes.
Apparently it became so popular that it won the Educational Toy of the Year award for three years running from 1965 to 1967. Due to its popularity Spirograph designs started appearing in the world of fashion as well as in Op Art.
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