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After a mishap during an R&D project caused an experimental spring to gracefully “step” down a series of stacked items after being knocked off a shelf, mechanical engineer Richard James had the idea of turning his discovery into a toy – and Slinky was born!
While the mathematics underlying Spirograph’s circular patterns is quite complex, the toy’s enduring appeal rests with the fascinating beauty of the seemingly endless myriad of possible variations – and the highly satisfying process of creating them.
A new twist on the old technique of stereoscopic photography gave birth to the packs of circular reels which proliferated souvenir gift shops and drug stores nationwide during the mid-to-late 20th century.
Invented by a French electrician and originally called L’Ecran Magique, The Magic Screen, a catchy rebrand and saturation marketing on television in 1960 launched Etch A Sketch into the consumer toy market stratosphere.
The not-so-down-home origin of Lincoln Logs goes back to a flash of inspiration which Frank Lloyd Wright’s son had while assisting his father on one of this most famous projects – in Japan, of all places.
A stonemason observed children playing with sticks, pencils, empty spools of thread, and other household objects, and was inspired to create what became a classic toy set.
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