As it slinked its way to the history books the Slinky became a ... who saw his own small children intrigued by the stair walker. “What I love about that toy is it’s a toy that is going to ...

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Figures of a Slinky from the 1947 patent awarded to James Industries. James had little trouble getting toy stores to stock their shelves with Slinkys. But there ...

The toy became so iconic that today, August 30, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Slinky's invention. The majority of Millennials grew up with the Slinky. We watched, hearts racing ...

The Slinky wound up on top 10 toy lists of the 20th century for both The Discovery Channel and The History Channel, and the U.S. Postal Service honored it on a commemorative stamp. In 1985 ...

And over the years, the toy has remained pretty affordable. The brand itself has also been sold a bunch of times. This year, Slinky was bought by Just Play Products when Alex Brands shuttered.

We’ve searched the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office archives for the original patents and backstories on the now-beloved Toy Story characters. Slinky Dog, AKA “Slink,” is Woody’s loyal ...

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