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Otherwise “Parkerized”: Oral Histories from Parker Brothers

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on January 7, 2021January 14, 2021

Parker Brothers, founded in Salem, Massachusetts in 1883, published more than 1,800 games during its…

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  • Culture and Society

What Was the First Video Game?

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 25, 2020December 1, 2020

One of the most frequently asked questions about video game history is perhaps the simplest:…

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This Week: Christmas Toy Catalogs – Past & Present

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on November 17, 2020

In this age of prolific digital marketing campaigns, it’s hard to imagine a time when…

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  • History

This Week: Celebrate National Easy-Bake Oven Day and the enduring appeal of the Easy-Bake Oven®

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on November 2, 2020

Wednesday, November 4th is National Easy-Bake Oven Day (NEBOD), an event that pays homage to…

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Marvelous Menagerie, Boston Sunday Globe, 1895. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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Extra, Extra: Read All About Newspapers and Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 29, 2020

For more than a century, the newspaper trade has had to determine creative ways to…

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  • History

This Week: The New 123 Sesame Street LEGO Kit and Why LEGO Ideas is a Win-Win Model of Fan-Sourcing

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on October 26, 2020

Last week, the LEGO Group officially unveiled 123 Sesame Street, the latest set in its…

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  • Art

Digital Resources from The Strong’s Women in Games Initiative

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 25, 2020October 27, 2020

Nolan Bushnell, Shigeru Miyamoto, Ralph Baer, Jordan Mechner, Will Wright, Hideo Kojima, John Romero. These…

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Carol Kantor: The Video Game Industry’s First Market Researcher

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

How do you know if a game will be a hit or a flop with…

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Digitizing and Preserving Toy Trade Catalogs: The Sacred Duty of the Librarians of Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

There are five laws of library science, penned by S. R. Ranganathan in 1931: Books…

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  • Culture and Society

Skater Girls: A Brief History on Female of Skateboarders

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

In 1959, Roller Derby Skate Company released its Roller Derby Skateboard, the first mass-produced skateboard…

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  • Culture and Society

This Week: Celebrating Pet Rock Day and Rocks-as-Toys

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on September 5, 2020

In the arena of toy fads and gag gifts, the Pet Rock punched way above…

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  • Culture and Society

This Week: How a Tension Spring Became a National Phenomenon: Ten Slink-tastic facts about the Slinky

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on August 28, 2020September 5, 2020

August 30th is National Slinky Day and 2020 is the toy’s 75th anniversary. These 10…

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  • Culture and Society

This Week: National Radio Day and the Caravelle Radio Transmitter and Receiver from Remco

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on August 21, 2020

Yesterday, August 20th was National Radio Day, “a day to appreciate the AM and get…

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A Monopoly on Monopoly: Parker Brothers’ Pursuit of a Game to Call Their Own

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 21, 2020December 22, 2020

The Strong recently released an online exhibit on the early history of Monopoly, and it…

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This Week: Magic Sand from Wham-O

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on August 14, 2020August 16, 2020

Last Tuesday, August 11th was declared the first-ever Global Kinetic Sand Day as Spin Master…

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