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Subject(s)

• Toys—History [Browse]
• Games—History [Browse]
• Board games—History [Browse]

Summary note

The book Why Didn't I Think of That! Includes the passage "If a toy has magic, when people see it they say, 'Oooh! What is that?' ... It appeals to the kid in everybody." That same kind of magic captures "the kid in everybody" when they pick up Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them. Timeless Toys represents one of the finest documentaries and displays of modern toys ever written. Author Tim Walsh, a successful toy inventor himself, reveals a world of commerce, toys, and wonder that is equally fun, fascinating, and nostalgic. Readers of every age and background will find it impossible to pick up this book, turn a few pages, and not become spellbound by its insightful stories and the personal memories that the text and 420 brilliantly colored photographs bring forth. Slinky, Lego, Tonka trucks, Monopoly, Big Wheel, Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Super Ball, Scrabble, Barbie, Radio Flyer Wagons: All of these and many, many more are featured in this fascinating tome, along with the toys' histories, insider profiles, and rare interviews with toy industry icons. It's simply magic!

Notes

Originally published: The playmakers. Sarasota, Fla. : Keys Pub., c2004.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-288) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• 1900s-1920s: Flexible Flyer, Lionel, Teddy Bear, Crayola, Erector, Crossword Puzzle, Lincoln Logs, Radio Flyer, Raggedy Ann
• 1930s-1940s: Monopoly, View-Master, Slinky, Tonka, Scrabble, Cootie, Candy Land, Clue
• 1950s: Silly Putty, magic 8 Ball, Mr. Potato Head, Pez, Wiffle Ball, Matchbox, Play-Doh, Yahtzee, Ant Farm & Sea Monkeys, Barbie
• WHAM-O: Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Slip 'n Slide, Super Ball
• MARVIN GLASS: Mouse Trap, Hands Down, Operation, Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, Mystery Date, Lite-Brite, Ants in the Pants, Toss Across, Simon --1960s-1970s: Etch A Sketch, The Game of Life, Trolls, Lego, GI Joe, Twister, Spirograph, Kerplunk and Eddy, Big Wheel, Nerf, Uno
• 1980s-1990s: Rubik's Cube, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga, Cabbage Patch Kids, Pictionary, Super Soaker, Beanie Babies.

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ISBN

0740755714

LCCN

^^2005048151

OCLC

60590126

RCP

H - S

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