Betty James, who named the toy her husband invented -- the Slinky -- and rebuilt the toy company he abandoned, making the springy plaything a pervasive part of American culture, has died.

It was the Slinky, and it was a hit: He sold out the 400 he had, at $1 each, in 90 minutes. By the end of the 1945 holiday season 22,000 Slinkys had been sold. It was the pivotal moment in the ...

The new History Channel docuseries, “The Toys That Built America,” premiering Sunday (Nov. 29) at 9 p.m., uncovers the surprising history of iconic products such as the Slinky, Silly Putty ...

And makes a slinkity sound? Unless you have somehow lived an existence free of a certain metal coil toy, you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that ...

The 67-year-old Slinky is celebrating 350 million sales A private equity firm recently invested in Slinky toys The company that makes Slinkys is based in Michigan It has walked down staircases all ...

So, what I am about to say may have been said already. The explanation that "it takes time for the bottom of the slinky to feel the change" might work ok, but it isn't the best. Then why doesn't ...

The iconic Slinky toy is still manufactured in central Pennsylvania. The iconic Slinky toy hails from Pennsylvania and is still manufactured in Blair County. We got an inside look at how the toys ...