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1920s Toys – Pogo Sticks and Yo-Yos

Posted on 26 May 2010. Tags: 1920s Toys, american spirit, compact size, duncan yo yo, durable plastic, great toys, Hot Wheels, initial shipment, plastic toys, Pogo stick, Pogo Sticks, polystyrene toys, post war, role play, space ships, steel pogo sticks, toy markets, toys 1920s, Toys and Games, trains boats and planes, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, yo yos, yo-yo

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 into toys.

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Modern Toys

Posted on 21 May 2010. Tags: action figures, agricultural work, boys and girls, cowboys and indians, fake guns, G.I. Joe, hobby horse, indian costumes, industrial revolution, kitchen sets, little kitchen, military endeavors, Modern Toys, morality play, new materials, plastic toys, Skullcandy G.I. Headphone/Headset, Star Wars, toy guns, toy industry, Toys and Games, Video game, young boys

In 8,000 years of civilization, playing has never been such an in-grained part of life for people, adults and children. Life was so focused upon domestic work, agricultural work, and military endeavors, that adults and kids never had the time or the energy for play.

But, with the industrial revolution, people have more free time and wealth than any generation and history. And in an effort to find ways to fill that time, we’ve created many toys and games that are more imaginative than ever. Read the full story