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Popular Toys in History
By:
Macey Cropski Jared Edelstein
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Crayola Crayons (1903)
•There are 13 retired colors
•The largest pack produced includes 832 crayons
•There are over 120 different colors
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Raggedy Ann• Created in 1915 by Johnny Gruelle
• She appeared in Gruelle's 1918 Raggedy Ann Stories
• In 1920, Gruelle created her brother, Raggedy Andy
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Monopoly:
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• In 1934, at the height of the great depression • Charles B. Dorrow created monopoly & showed
• it to the executive Parker Bros.
• In 1935, Monopoly was America's best selling game.• Today, over 200 million games have been sold.
• The longest game lasted 70 days!
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Slinky
• Invented in the early 1940's
• First displayed in a Philadelphia toy store
• The Slinky was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2000
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Play-Doh• Originally used as a wallpaper cleaner
• Popular as a toy during the 1950's
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•First appeared in the late 1950's
•Barbie dolls cause a lot of controversy
Made by Mattel
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Rubik's Cube
• Invented in 1974
•As of January 2009, 350 million cubes have been sold
•World record for solving a cube is 6.77 seconds performed by Feliks Zemdegs (see video)
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• Game Boy and Game Boy Color have collectively sold 118.69 devices
Created in 1989 by Nintendo
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• Released in 2006, also by Nintendo
• First major console to utilize body movements
• As of December 2011, the Wii beats the Xbox 360 and the PS3 in terms of sales
• It has shipped over 90 million units
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Citations :p
• Bibliography:
• Internet sources:1. " The best selling toys of the last 50 years | Books, toys and games | Entertainment | Dad Info." Dad Info: birth, babies, money, work and
legal issues for fathers. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. <http://www.dad.info/entertainment/books-toys-and-games/the-best-selling-toys-of-the-last-50-years/#1960%27s>.
2. "Welcome to Forbes." Information for the World's Business Leaders - Forbes.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. <http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml>.
3. "History's Best Toys: All-TIME 100 Greatest Toys - TIME." Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. <http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2049243,00.html>.
• Library resources:1. "SIRS Discoverer Login." SIRS Discoverer Login. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTI2. "WORLD'S BEST TOYS." Mirror [London, England] 28 Aug. 2003: 6. Custom Newspapers. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
• <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA106962039&v=2.1&u=friends&it=r&p=SPN.SP00&sw=w>1. "Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition." Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://school.eb.com/eb/article-274906?query=toys%20history&ct=>.
• Books:1. Wulffson, Don L.. Toys!: amazing stories behind some great inventions. New York: H. Holt, 2000. Print.