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Favorite Christmas Toys Over The Last Century: 1940s Part II
1943: Slinky The Slinky was one of those happy accidents that forever changed history and gave countless children hours of joyful entertainment....
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Favorite Christmas Toys Over the Last Century: 1940s Part I
1940: Red Ryder BB Gun If you have ever seen the 1983 film “A Christmas Story,” you will instantly recognize the toy gun as the main character ...
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Favorite Christmas Toys Over the Last Century: 1930's Part I
1930: Stuffed Mickey Mouse Doll Walt Disney’s first film, Steamboat Willie, launched Mickey Mouse into stardom. By 1930, he was already loved by c...
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Favorite Christmas Toys Over the Last Century: 1920's Part II
1928: The Yo-Yo
One of the most popular toys of all time, the Yo-Yo was said to have been invented in China or Greece (no one knows for sure),...
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Favorite Christmas Toys Over the Last Century: 1910's Part I
1900: Lionel Train Sets Lionel first created the Electric Express train set in 1900 as a storefront display. The idea was that store owners coul...
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