Flying high

Guillow’s in Wakefield is still producing a simple toy - the balsa-wood glider

Guillow’s president Thomas Barker believes the glider’s appeal is as much for adults as children. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)

By Robert G. Pushkar

Globe Correspondent / January 10, 2010

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Without a doubt, they are low-tech. No batteries. Nothing to plug in, no moving parts. No computer chips. They’re lightweight, inexpensive (about $1.50), and they fly. They’re Guillow’s gliders, the balsa-wood airplanes that have entertained generations of kids and adults with simple, old-fashioned fun, and they’re made in Wakefield. (Full article: 1127 words)