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Popular toys of the last 100 years
MSNBC Forbes ^
| Updated: 9:11 p.m. ET Dec. 12, 2005
| Leah Hoffman
Posted on 12/17/2005 4:33:49 PM PST by dickmc
...The 20th century saw the invention of dozens of much-loved toys as well. Still-popular board games like Tripoley, Sorry and Monopoly have been around since the 1930s, and Crayola Crayons are more than 100 years old! Twister, made by a division of Hasbro, sold more than 3 million games within a year of its release in 1966.
With the help of our friends at the Toy Industry Association, we've put together a slideshow of some of the best-selling and best-loved toys of the past 100 years. Click here for some fun facts about these fabulous toys.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: christmas; presents; toy
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To: Budge
Hey kid, you'd shoot your eye out!!
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posted on
12/18/2005 2:24:02 PM PST
by
Bernard
(Do it fast. Do it cheap. Do it right. Choose two.)
To: Bernard
Hey - my first double post!
Hey - my first double post!
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posted on
12/18/2005 2:24:58 PM PST
by
Bernard
(Do it fast. Do it cheap. Do it right. Choose two.)
To: dickmc
"Any one remember View-Master?" But of course. They're still around, you know. I have bought them for both my daughter and grandson.
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posted on
12/18/2005 2:40:51 PM PST
by
sweetliberty
(Stupidity should make you sterile.)
To: samiam1972; Northern Yankee; Victoria Delsoul; djf; ccwoman
No Big Wheel? Those were the best! Those were the best! We used to pull those behind our bikes down the street (with someone on them), and do dounuts with them!
What a blast they were!
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posted on
12/18/2005 3:11:01 PM PST
by
kstewskis
("Go to your room!"....Dan Rowan to Dick Martin)
To: Northern Yankee; Victoria Delsoul; djf; dickmc; All
And no where does this article mention:
What's the big idea??
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posted on
12/18/2005 3:17:03 PM PST
by
kstewskis
("Go to your room!"....Dan Rowan to Dick Martin)
To: kstewskis
Never had a Big Wheel.
We're they fun?
To: Northern Yankee
Never had a Big Wheel. We're they fun?
Does this not look FUN?
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posted on
12/18/2005 3:49:54 PM PST
by
kstewskis
("Go to your room!"....Dan Rowan to Dick Martin)
To: kstewskis
I really wish I could find a couple of those for my kids! That picture makes me smile!
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posted on
12/18/2005 4:14:09 PM PST
by
samiam1972
(Live simply so that others may simply live!)
To: samiam1972
Brings back some great memories, huh? ;o)
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posted on
12/18/2005 4:15:08 PM PST
by
kstewskis
("Go to your room!"....Dan Rowan to Dick Martin)
To: kstewskis; samiam1972
Where do you put the key? ; )
To: samiam1972; kstewskis
One thing I've noticed is that I don't see as many kids on bikes as I used to. Either we have fewer kids these days, or fewer bikes.
We were always taking our bikes somewhere. (And we didn't wear helmets... its a wonder we survived.)
To: Northern Yankee
yeah we rode our bikes EVERYWHERE! Now kids are inside all day hooked up to video games. They sure are missing a lot of fun!!!
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posted on
12/19/2005 5:05:51 AM PST
by
ccwoman
To: ccwoman
"Crayola Crayons are more than 100 years old!"
the big 64 box with the built in sharpener..remember?
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posted on
12/19/2005 5:08:10 AM PST
by
ccwoman
To: Northern Yankee
Where do you put the key? ; ) Those two little nubby things on the wheel that go round and round really fast??? :)
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posted on
12/19/2005 11:24:18 AM PST
by
kstewskis
("Go to your room!"....Dan Rowan to Dick Martin)
To: dickmc
I love VIEW master that is like soooo cool.
I just love TOYS!!!
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