What makes a great toy? It’s a question toymakers large and small have been trying to answer for decades as they race to come ...
Introduced in 1960 for the princely sum of $2.99 ($25.00 today), Etch A Sketch was to become a standard issue item for the Baby Boomers’ toy box. As enchanting as the toy seems, it’s hard to ...
“We named it Etch-A-Sketch, and it became an instant success,” Killgallon said. “It was one of the first [toys advertised] on TV.” The best-selling toy was produced in rural northwest Ohio ...
Do you remember the Etch-a-Sketch? The popular ’60s toy that allowed you to draw simple pictures on some sort of blank canvas with two side controls? Now you can have it on your iPad, with EtchPad.