The story of the Slinky begins with ... flopped end over end, walking across the floor. The experience gave James an idea: Something as simple as a spring could be a toy. He told his wife, Betty ...

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.

Why, Bob Swaim wonders, can’t it also have a state toy? Swaim, a retired math ... state legislature to do just that with the Slinky, the springy, walking wonder that became on overnight sensatio ...

"A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing! Everyone knows it's Slinky ... ship equipment dropped from a shelf, "walking" down instead of falling. The Toy Hall of Fame welcomed the Slinky to ...

Now the Slinky is to take ... after he dropped a tension spring he was working with and noticed how it kept moving after it hit the ground. NASA famously used the springy toy for zero-gravity ...

Why, Bob Swaim wonders, can’t it also have a state toy? Swaim, a retired math ... state legislature to do just that with the Slinky, the springy, walking wonder that became on overnight sensatio ...

Why, Bob Swaim wonders, can't it also have a state toy? Swaim, a retired math ... state legislature to do just that with the Slinky, the springy, walking wonder that became on overnight sensation ...