VINTAGE 20th CENTURY SIGNED WOOD "POGO STICK GERMANY"

Possibly one of the oldest Pogo Stick's ever made. It is signed: POGO ???? STICK (see picture) on the opposite side it is signed Germany. Made of hardwood The wood shaft runs from the top to the bottom, which makes the top handle more solid.. The stand on part is iron. Stands about 48" high and is 9" at the widest part. It still works, the pictures will describe it better then I can. It does have some splits (pictured), nothing that couldn't be restored. I would rather sell it as is then take a change of restoring this very rare item. I believe it to be the same piece as described below and one of the first developed by George Hansburg. The pogo stick, which is a bouncy toy, was developed by George Hansburg in 1919, according to some. Pohlmann and Goppel first manufactured the design, which was initially made of wood. The first two letters of each manufacturer's name makes up the name Pogo. Pohlmann and Goppel exported the pogo stick to countries like the UK and US, where famous department store, Gimble’s, first carried them. The first exports were faulty because the wood warped or rotted en route to the US. Hansburg redesigned the pogo stick in metal to avoid problems resulting from using wood."