Ideal Novelty and Toy Company was the first maker of teddy bears in the United States.
A teddy bear is your childhood wrapped up in faded yellow fur, and as such, he commands affection long after he is outgrown.
– Pam Brown
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…my colleagues bought tech stocks; I bought a Hot Wheels vehicle…
– Bruce Pascal
The first Hot Wheels car off the manufacturing line was a dark blue Redline Custom Camaro.
If the records are out there and you want them, go get them!
– Brian Washington
Synthetic Plastics Company of New Jersey introduced children’s record label Peter Pan Records in 1948.
The best inventions are so simple that people are like, ‘Wow, why didn’t I think of that?’
– Tim Walsh
The Slip ‘N Slide water toy was invented by upholsterer Robert Carrier in 1960 and later sold to Wham-O.
To me, nostalgia isn’t necessarily about the toys but rather about who you were, who you are now, and being reminded of your former self.
– Brian Volk-Weiss
Little Tike’s Cozy Coupe toy car was designed by Jim Mariol, a one-time employee of Chrysler.
The people aren’t embarrassed anymore about admitting that they collect comic books.
– George Henderson
George Henderson opened Canada’s first-ever comic book store, Memory Lane Books, in Toronto in 1967.
Madame Alexander was the first manufacturer to release a doll based on a licensed character with the company’s Alice in Wonderland doll in 1930.
The best toys are like unicorns. They include enough horse to seem real, but enough horn to become magical.
– Amber and Andy Ankowski
When children pretend, they’re using their imaginations to move beyond the bounds of reality. A stick can be a magic wand. A sock can be a puppet. A small child can be a superhero.
– Fred “Mister” Rogers
One of Fred Rogers’ iconic sweaters worn by the star in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood is preserved at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Garbage Pail Kids were known as The Snotlings in Italy.
We all used to collect baseball cards that came with bubble gum. You could never get the smell of gum off your cards, but you kept your Yankees cards pristine.
– Penny Marshall