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A toy is an item of entertainment used primarily by children that may also be marketed to adults under certain circumstances. Playing with toys can be an enjoyable way of training young children for life experiences. Different materials like wood, clay, paper, and plastic are used to make toys. Many items are designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be used. For instance, a small child may fold an ordinary piece of paper into an airplane shape and throw it. Newer forms of toys include interactive digital entertainment and smart toys. Some toys are produced primarily as collectors' items and are intended for display only.
The origin of toys is prehistoric; dolls representing infants, animals, and soldiers, as well as representations of tools used by adults are readily found at archaeological sites. The origin of the word "toy" is unknown, but it is believed that it was first used in the 14th century. Toys are mainly made for children. The oldest known doll toy is thought to be 4,000 years old. (Full article...)
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Hasbro, Inc. (/ˈhæzbroʊ/; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate with toy, board game, and media assets, headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of Kenner, Parker Brothers, and Milton Bradley, among others. Hasbro is incorporated in Rhode Island, and as of August 2020 over 81.5% of its shares were held by large financial institutions.
Among its products are Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, Rom the Space Knight, Micronauts, M.A.S.K., Monopoly, Furby, Nerf, Twister, and My Little Pony. The Hasbro brand also spawned TV shows to promote its products, such as Family Game Night on the Discovery Family network, a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery. It is the parent of mass media and entertainment company Entertainment One. (Full article...)General images -
Fischertechnik computing with a C64 interface (from Construction set)
A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games)
A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys)
Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set)
Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games)
Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games)
Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum)
A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games)
Wooden unit blocks, a type of toy block, in a wooden wagon (from List of wooden toys)
Lego bricks are a prominent example of a construction set (from Construction set)
Detail from Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1560), showing Flemish girls playing popular games of the era (from Girls' toys and games)
Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys)
Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games)
Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games)
1970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set)
A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys)
Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games)
An infant boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games)
Zometool model of the great grand stellated 120-cell (from Construction set)
A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Toy Museum - http://www.raheelpatel.com/toymuseum.html. (from Toy museum)
A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys)
A peg wooden doll from Val Gardena, 1850 (from List of wooden toys)
Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys)
Interlocking Disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
60 Fullerene. (from Construction set)
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A teddy bear formerly owned by Kermit Roosevelt, thought to be made by Michtom, early 1900s; Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, 2012
Did you know...
- ... that development economist John Toye said free-market proponents "first turn liberty against equality and fraternity, then overthrow liberty itself"?
- ... that the game developer Toys for Bob created Star Control after its founders Fred Ford and Paul Reiche met at Starflight creator Greg Johnson's house for a game night?
- ... that Woody from Toy Story was originally written as a ventriloquist's dummy and the main villain of the film?
- ... that after 50 years in business, S.W. Randall Toyes and Giftes is both a landmark and a stop on "Haunted Pittsburgh" tours?
- ... that the Canadian Toy Testing Council often had a waiting list of families wanting to test toys and games?
- ...that the Love Tester, created in 1969, was the first product by Nintendo to use real electronic components?
- ...that Tuttuki Bako players insert their finger 60 mm (2.4 in) into an electronic device to render images of that finger on an LCD screen?
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Industry: • American Specialty Toy Retailing Association • Birmingham toy industry • International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers • Kiddicraft • Play value • Toy safety • Toy store • Toyetic • Wooden toymaking in the Ore Mountains
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