Original Paddle Ball Patent No. 1,529,600 This article originally appeared in 2019. I am running…
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1903 was the year that the American toy industry came together for its first Toy…
I wrote this article ten years ago and it has proven to be one of…
Break Time is a series of articles that take a playful look at the toy…
I came upon a Hedgehog and a Lion Pull Toy, and I wanted to share…
This article ran last year. I decided to run it again due to a surge…
Crowd-funded amateur archaeologists have discovered a game piece dating back to 8th century England. The…
How threatening Mice advanced with warlike Grace,And waged dire Combats with the croaking Race.– Opening…
The purpose of these Breaktime articles is to have a little fun and readers seem…
Tetris Challenge refers to a trend that spread among law enforcement and firefighting agencies around…
Six thousand years ago, parents were feeding their infants with pottery baby bottles or sippy…
When a comic character moves into the "pubic domain" it means that its copyright has…
"The Brownies" was a charming and largely forgotten series of books, games and toys that…
Chess pieces compose the game industry's most significant contribution to the art of sculpture. The…
As I review vintage board games from the late 19th and early 20th century, I…