1937 First Precision Made Darts with Aluminum Shaft and Protector Cap, Chromium Plated Dart Body, Replaceable Vulcanised Fibre Flights
1939 First Darts in Solid Copper and Solid Nickel Silver
1945 First Commercial One Piece Plastic Flights
1946 First 2 Wing Dart Flight
1947 First Miniature Darts, “Half Pint”
1948 First Plastic Case for Darts
1949 First “Stemless” Dart Flight
1949 First Plastic Adaptor System for Dart Flights and Shafts
1949 First Child Proof Dart Case
1949 First to Sell Darts Classified by Actual Weight
1950 First Comprehensive Catalog Devoted Exclusively to Darts, “Unicorn Book of Darts” Containing 56 Pages
1951 First Ever Patent Abrasive Stone Dart Sharpener
1955 First Ribbed Dart Flight
1957 Smallest Dart in the World “Golden Match”
1972 First Commercial Tungsten Darts to Commercial Tungsten Darts
1973 First Blister Packing of Accessories |
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1975 First Soft Tip Dart Game
1975-1976 First and Only Company to Organize and Sponsor World Tournaments Played off in 16 Countries with Finalists Flown to London for Grand Final Weekend
1976 First Colored Darts “Fiesta”
1976 First Televised World Tournament
1977 First Steel Shaft with Replaceable Top
1980 First Patent Slotted Shaft
1983 First Flight and Shaft Merchandiser
1985 First Security Dart Merchandiser
1987 First Titanium Tungsten Darts
1995 First Patent Slotted Steel and Aluminum Shaft
1995 First Dart Rotating, Interchangeable, Integral Steel Shaft
1995 First Movable Point Dart without Nose Collar and Using Standard Steel Points
1997 PDC Sponsorship
1998 First Dart Sponsorship
2000 Radical “X” Pack
2001 Plus Shafts
2002 Eclipse Case, Eclipse Packaging |
