TENTE from Hasbro (1978)
In 1978, Hasbro began marketing TENTE, a line of plastic building blocks manufactured by EXIN, a toy company based in Barcelona, Spain.
Milton the Monster from Milton Bradley (1966)
Otherworldly, Tabletop Games, Vintage Toys & Games
Published by Milton Bradley in 1966, Milton the Monster board game was based on the Hal Seeger-produced animated television series of the same name that ran for 26 episodes between 1965 and 1968.
Statista reports that the toys and hobby category worldwide is projected to generate a revenue of $349 billion US in 2024.
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.
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— Roger von Oech