Santa Paula Times: Uncle Milton’s Ant Farm was the craze of the 1950s and the company and the toy that spawned a frenzy and still sold in the millions was highlighted in September at Moonlight at the Ranch V: “Shake, Rattle & Roll!” A display of the two most famous Miltons of the 1950s – […]
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For Don Edwards, it began with a need to move furniture on carpet with ease. In 1993, he designed a product called EZ Moves Furniture Slides. When placed under the edges of a couch or chair, it could move around a carpeted room with ease. What came next he never expected, reports Your Norwin. Edwards
Seacoastonline.com: To most people, a washed-up lobster buoy, a dog with a tennis ball, a young child and a sunny afternoon would probably be just another vacation day in Maine. But for entrepreneur Bill Page it was an afternoon that would forever change his life. Page said the idea percolated throughout the rest of the
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An inventor has recently found a way to make a vintage toy new again. Using a 3D printer and his software, you can print out your own records to play on the 70’s Fisher Price record player, reports Mail Online. Now, in a show of old technology meeting new, an enterprising inventor has created a
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Who didn’t spend hours as a child sending a Slinky down the stairs? The metal toy has entertained kids and adults alike since it hit Gimbels department store shelves in November 1945. How much do you know about the helical spring toy? Luckily, Answers.com has the facts about everything, including the Slinky. 1. During the
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Richard Shapiro would often see people traveling with their child’s wagon, and having trouble fitting it into their vehicle. That is when a light bulb went off in his head, and he redesigned the wagon for easier transport. How he has licensed his design to Radio Flyer. For the past 10 years, Shapiro, a personal
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Nmctoys.com (NotMadeinChina) sells toys that aren’t made in China. There was much news regarding the quality and safety of toys produced in China during the summer of 2007. We walked through the toy department of big box retailers and could not find a toy produced outside of China. Gone were the wooden blocks, dolls and
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Whether you want to teach your kid how to tinker and understand the basics of electronics or you are a kid at heart, the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit is made to inspire. As babies we learned to stack with building blocks. This kit provides the building blocks to achieve certain circuit milestones. It will take someone
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If you thought a normal Rubik cube was hard, Oskar van Deventer has created one so big that even he cannot solve it. Metro.co.uk states that the dimensions for this “Over the Top” product is 17x17x17. He said: ‘The puzzle has never been solved, although people have solved virtual versions of it on the internet.
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Ray Comfort: If you are finding this economy tough, here’s a way to create some income. Go around your neighborhood and offer cash for old toys (every family has a pile). Keep your offers low. Clean and fix the toys and have a yard sale with a big hand-painted sign saying “Swap your old toy
