In 1943 during World War II, Richard James was working as an engineer in the United States Navy. As he worked on a new ship, a torsion spring suddenly fell to the floor. Rather than gracing the ground ...

And makes a slinkity sound? Unless you have somehow lived an existence free of a certain metal coil toy, you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that's ...

Born on the water in Philadelphia, the Slinky was developed by one of the first great women of the American toy industry. Maura McGlensey, 6, of Clifton Heights, plays with a Slinky during the ...

The 67-year-old Slinky is celebrating 350 million sales A private equity firm recently invested in Slinky toys The company that makes Slinkys is based in Michigan It has walked down staircases all ...

Which Toy Story Slinky Dog toys are best? Slinky Dog from “Toy Story” is based on an original toy from Slinky that was released in 1952. It was redesigned in 1995 following the release of the first ...

Sales of toys have been up throughout the pandemic. People are buying lots of classics like Barbie dolls, board games — and another one that can practically jump off the shelf at you. If you grew up ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X CLIFTON HEIGHTS – There was no better way to celebrate National Slinky Day Friday morning than to ...