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Puzzles Are Hot; A Look Back

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 2, 2020June 4, 2020

This article ran last year. I decided to run it again due to a surge…

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Ancient Game Piece Discovered; Dates Back to 8th Century

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 7, 2020

Crowd-funded amateur archaeologists have discovered a game piece dating back to 8th century England. The…

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The Battle of Frogs and Mice

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 15, 2020

How threatening Mice advanced with warlike Grace,And waged dire Combats with the croaking Race.– Opening…

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Breaktime: The Top 7 Cartoon Sea Captains

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 13, 2019

The purpose of these Breaktime articles is to have a little fun and readers seem…

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The Tetris Challenge: People Trying to Look Like Toys

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 1, 2019

Tetris Challenge refers to a trend that spread among law enforcement and firefighting agencies around…

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Breaktime: Ancient Sippy Cups

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 26, 2019

Six thousand years ago, parents were feeding their infants with pottery baby bottles or sippy…

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Breaktime: Public Domain Comic Characters

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 24, 2019

When a comic character moves into the "pubic domain" it means that its copyright has…

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Breaktime: “The Brownies”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 20, 2019

"The Brownies" was a charming and largely forgotten series of books, games and toys that…

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Breaktime: 19th Century Chess Pieces; An Appreciation

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 13, 2019

Chess pieces compose the game industry's most significant contribution to the art of sculpture. The…

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Breaktime: Board Games and the History of the Future

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 7, 2019

As I review vintage board games from the late 19th and early 20th century, I…

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Breaktime: Hot Toys From the Year You Were Born

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 30, 2019

I found a great article on the Dusty Old Things website. The piece, by Rose…

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Breaktime: Toy Knockoffs That Were Breathtakingly Horrible

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 23, 2019

We in the toy industry despise knockoffs. They steal other people's ideas, turn them into…

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Breaktime: Coin-Op Mechanical Arcade Games

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 20, 2019

I have always loved the aesthetics of old-time, coin-operated arcade machines. No, not video arcade…

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Breaktime: The Fli-Back Paddle

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 6, 2019

Original Paddle Ball Patent No. 1,529,600 The Fli-Back Paddle, also called the Kick-Back, Bolo Bat…

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Breaktime: The Civil War and a Vintage Board Game

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 29, 2019

Being someone who loves history and games, I find it fascinating to see how board…

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