Overview Many children of the baby boom years—87 percent, according to a poll by James Industries, original makers of the Slinky—recalled the old Slinky commercials that began airing in 1962. In one ...

The Slinky has been entertaining children for more than 60 years, and sales of the toy "are as strong as they've ever been in history," says Ray Dallavecchia of Poof-Slinky Toys. They sell by the ...

At Poof-Slinky, the procedure for making the toy hasn't changed much since the first time it came off the line. They haven’t found a more efficient way to do it in over 60 years.

Last July, Propel bought Poof-Slinky Inc., followed five months later by its purchase of Fundex Games. In addition to Poof and Slinky, Propel’s toy brands include Ideal, Scientific Explorer and ...

In 1945 when James demonstrated it at Gimbells Department store, it was a hit and he landed up selling 400 units in just 90 minutes. In its first 60 years slinky had sold about 400 million units. In ...