Posted on 30 August 2010.
There was a line of toy cars – some based on the original Model T from Ford – that didn’t really have a name until 1924. On March 11, 1924, Tootsietoy was officially registered as a trade mark. That same year, the company that made the toy cars changed their name from Dowst Manufacturing Co. [...]
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Posted on 26 May 2010.
The 1920’s were a period of great growth and success in the U.S. Fueled by the post-war American spirit, toys started to shift from role-play and more simple toys, to manufactured games. With the invention of polystyrene in 1927, toys would begin to be made out of a durable plastic that could be easily molded [...]
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