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Category: Inventors

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The Coin-op Industry Legacy of ICE President Ralph Coppola

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Have you ever played hockey with miniature stick-wielding players and a thumbnail-sized puck on a…

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  • Inventors

A Conversation with the Inventors of Play Monster’s Snap Ships

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on November 17, 2020November 18, 2020

Scott Pease and Jeff Swenty are the inventors of PlayMonster’s TOTY and TAGIE, nominated Snap…

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  • Announcement

Block by Block: Leslie Scott’s Jenga Game (or, in Swahili, Zuia kwa kuzuia: Mchezo wa Jenga wa Leslie Scott)

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 5, 2020

Born in Tanganyika (now the Republic of Tanzania) in East Africa, English national Leslie Scott…

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  • Inventors

This Week: Celebrating the Inventive Imaginations of Kids

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on October 9, 2020

The 15th annual Young Inventor Challenge is just around the corner in November, hosted by…

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  • Inventors

This Week: The Inspiration of Ernő Rubik

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on September 25, 2020

Earlier this month, Flatiron Books released Cubed, Ernő Rubik’s unconventional memoir about his life, personal…

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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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  • Games

This Week: Anniversary of the Patent Behind the Operation Game

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on August 7, 2020August 13, 2020

This week marks the anniversary of the patent that would become a wildly popular “wacky…

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  • Design

Hallmark Cards Honors Its Designers; Why Not Do the Same for Toy Inventors

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 23, 2018

"Its good for inventors who get more recognition and royalties; its good for toy companies…

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The Wright Brothers, Dayton Ohio and Toys

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 3, 2018

The Wright Brothers were not lone inventors living in Dayton, Ohio. They were part of,…

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