Story behind some toys

[aeroparrot]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflif ... index.html

[pbans]

Ruth Handler got the inspiration for The Barbie Doll from a German doll called "Bild Lili".....Bild Lili was a doll made for adult collectors fashioned after a cartoon about a German prostitute....
that is your Barbie (toy) trivia for the day.
Bild Lilli:




First Barbie

[AdamBomb8]

The Slinky was invented by a mechanical engineer, Richard James. He and his wife, Betty, borrowed $500 in 1945 to form James Industries, which within 10 years had sold 100-million Slinkys. When Richard James abandoned the family, Betty James brought the company back into profitability.

Slip 'n Slide was invented by Robert Carrier, an upholsterer who watched his kids belly sliding on their slick, wet and very hard concrete driveway in California. He brought home a length of Naugahyde, patented the toy and took it to Wham-O

Monopoly has its roots in a board game called The Landlord's Game, invented by Elizabeth Magie in 1903. Monopoly itself was developed by several people, most notably Charles Darrow, who created the look the game has had since 1933 (and who took all the credit)

[blackjack]

SILLY PUTTY:

Silly Putty (originally called nutty putty, and also known as Potty Putty) is a silicone plastic, marketed today as a toy for children, but originally created as an accident during the course of research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the United States during World War II. During World War II, the USA was looking for a synthetic rubber compound because of the difficulties in obtaining natural rubber from the Far East. In researching this problem, James Wright of General Electric reacted boric acid with silicone oil and produced a gooey material – though it bounced it was certainly not a rubber substitute. No uses for it were found until the 1950s when its potential as a toy was realised. It was after its success as a toy that other uses were found. It has found applications in medical and scientific simulations, and has also been used in stress-reduction and physical therapy. In the home it can be used to pick up dirt, lint and pet hair, and it was even used by Apollo astronauts to secure tools in zero-gravity.

[pbans]

SILLY PUTTY:

Silly Putty (originally called nutty putty, and also known as Potty Putty) is a silicone plastic, marketed today as a toy for children, but originally created as an accident during the course of research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the United States during World War II. During World War II, the USA was looking for a synthetic rubber compound because of the difficulties in obtaining natural rubber from the Far East. In researching this problem, James Wright of General Electric reacted boric acid with silicone oil and produced a gooey material – though it bounced it was certainly not a rubber substitute. No uses for it were found until the 1950s when its potential as a toy was realised. It was after its success as a toy that other uses were found. It has found applications in medical and scientific simulations, and has also been used in stress-reduction and physical therapy. In the home it can be used to pick up dirt, lint and pet hair, and it was even used by Apollo astronauts to secure tools in zero-gravity.

I LOVE Silly Putty, but was sorely disappointed by the tiny amount they give you now....not even enough to make a print of a comic strip....

remember that?

[SMLCHNG]

I LOVE Silly Putty, but was sorely disappointed by the tiny amount they give you now....not even enough to make a print of a comic strip....

remember that?

I do... I do.... That was GREAT fun.

[blackjack]

SILLY PUTTY:

Silly Putty (originally called nutty putty, and also known as Potty Putty) is a silicone plastic, marketed today as a toy for children, but originally created as an accident during the course of research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the United States during World War II. During World War II, the USA was looking for a synthetic rubber compound because of the difficulties in obtaining natural rubber from the Far East. In researching this problem, James Wright of General Electric reacted boric acid with silicone oil and produced a gooey material – though it bounced it was certainly not a rubber substitute. No uses for it were found until the 1950s when its potential as a toy was realised. It was after its success as a toy that other uses were found. It has found applications in medical and scientific simulations, and has also been used in stress-reduction and physical therapy. In the home it can be used to pick up dirt, lint and pet hair, and it was even used by Apollo astronauts to secure tools in zero-gravity.

I LOVE Silly Putty, but was sorely disappointed by the tiny amount they give you now....not even enough to make a print of a comic strip....

remember that?

Yeah, they really got cheap.

[jonesbeach10]

I LOVE Silly Putty, but was sorely disappointed by the tiny amount they give you now....not even enough to make a print of a comic strip....

remember that?

I do... I do.... That was GREAT fun.

Even I remember that.

[aeroparrot]

SILLY PUTTY:

Silly Putty (originally called nutty putty, and also known as Potty Putty) is a silicone plastic, marketed today as a toy for children, but originally created as an accident during the course of research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the United States during World War II. During World War II, the USA was looking for a synthetic rubber compound because of the difficulties in obtaining natural rubber from the Far East. In researching this problem, James Wright of General Electric reacted boric acid with silicone oil and produced a gooey material – though it bounced it was certainly not a rubber substitute. No uses for it were found until the 1950s when its potential as a toy was realised. It was after its success as a toy that other uses were found. It has found applications in medical and scientific simulations, and has also been used in stress-reduction and physical therapy. In the home it can be used to pick up dirt, lint and pet hair, and it was even used by Apollo astronauts to secure tools in zero-gravity.

I LOVE Silly Putty, but was sorely disappointed by the tiny amount they give you now....not even enough to make a print of a comic strip....

remember that?

My sister and I used to do that all the time.