My husband had one when he was a kid living in California. Unlike the one shown in the cartoon, his was made entirely of galvanized pipe, except for the seats. It was rounded on the bottom and didn’t need a base. The seats were replaced over the years. It was in our backyard for many years when we moved to Missouri and used by our three children. We have a picture of my husband and a friend of ours on the teeter-totter.
When our three kids grew up, and we had no grandchildren living with us, it was donated to our neighborhood playground. Someone decided it was too dangerous and we got it back. The same people thought a merry-go-round was too dangerous and had it removed. They also didn’t like the wooden playground equipment we donated after our grandkids outgrew it and replaced it with something else. Our slide was metal. The slide on the other equipment was plastic. Our young grandsons had the equipment in their backyard until they moved.
The teeter-totter is now on the patio of our 11- and 13-year-old grandsons. I’m sure it will soon go to our 3-year-old grandson.
When something is well-built, and taken care of, it will last a long time.
My husband had one when he was a kid living in California. Unlike the one shown in the cartoon, his was made entirely of galvanized pipe, except for the seats. It was rounded on the bottom and didn’t need a base. The seats were replaced over the years. It was in our backyard for many years when we moved to Missouri and used by our three children. We have a picture of my husband and a friend of ours on the teeter-totter.
When our three kids grew up, and we had no grandchildren living with us, it was donated to our neighborhood playground. Someone decided it was too dangerous and we got it back. The same people thought a merry-go-round was too dangerous and had it removed. They also didn’t like the wooden playground equipment we donated after our grandkids outgrew it and replaced it with something else. Our slide was metal. The slide on the other equipment was plastic. Our young grandsons had the equipment in their backyard until they moved.
The teeter-totter is now on the patio of our 11- and 13-year-old grandsons. I’m sure it will soon go to our 3-year-old grandson.
When something is well-built, and taken care of, it will last a long time.