From improvised lids and hand-shaped plastics to purpose-built sport equipment, flying discs emerged through many experiments in design, materials, and play.

This developing exhibit traces those overlapping histories through objects in the National Disc Golf Museum collection. The 1957 Space Saucer introduces the independent New England work of Ernest “Bill” Robes and the college throwing culture that helped plastic discs find an early audience.

Explore the 1957 Space Saucer