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Children have, probably since the beginning of human kind, always needed something to entertain themselves with. There are accounts as far back as the biblical times of children playing with various forms of toys. Realizing the need for children to be entertained, many companies and brands of toys have popped into the market, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries. The toys they produce can be placed in a large list of different categories. A child (plural: children) is a young human,or an individual who has not yet reached puberty. ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Teddy bear A toy is something to play with, for children, adults or both, or pets. ... In marketing, a brand is a collection of feelings toward an economic producer. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


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Action figures

An action figure is a posable plastic figurine of a superhero, villain, or a character from a movie or television program. ... Action Man is an action figure originally produced and sold in the United Kingdom by Palitoy Ltd of Coalville, Leicestershire from 1966 until 1984. ... Bendos is the name of a type of action figure toy that has been produced by the Kid Galaxy toy company. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is a American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ... Classic G.I. Joe Adventure Team Image, circa 1973 G.I. Joe is an American cartoon soldier. ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ... Clash of the titans: He-Man and Skeletor face off on the cover of a vintage MOTU graphic novel. ... Power Rangers is an ongoing superhero franchise which is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... Rambo is a trilogy of popular action films based on the characters created by David Morrell in his novel First Blood. ... RoboCop is a 1987 science fiction action movie, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... Rocky (1976) is a motion picture written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as underdog boxer Rocky Balboa. ... Star Trek collectively refers to an American science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series (which comprise 726 episodes) and ten (another is currently being made) feature films, in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories, and other works of fiction — all of which are set... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four anthropomorphic turtles who were trained by their sensei, Master Splinter (an anthropomorphic mutant rat) to become powerful ninjas. ...

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Board games

A board game is any game played on a board (that is, a premarked surface) with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across the board. ...

Major Board Game brands

The Parker Brothers logo is recognized throughout the world. ... Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH is a German game company. ... Intellect Games made a series of board games in the 1970s. ... The Milton Bradley Company was established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1860. ...

Popular Games

Candy Land is a simple board game that requires no ability to read or count. ... There are two things called the Game of Life: For the cellular automaton devised by mathematician John Conway, see Conways Game of Life For the board game made by games manufacturer Milton Bradley (a subsidiary of Hasbro), see The Checkered Game of Life and Hasbros Game of Life... Monopoly is one of the best-selling commercial board games in the world. ... Risk is a commercial strategic board game produced by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. ... Sorry!, the slide pursuit game is a board game based on pachisi, sold by Parker Brothers. ... Scrabble is a popular word board game, in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a 15×15 game board. ... Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players hand-eye co-ordination. ... Trouble is a simple, Pachisi-like race game in which players compete to be the first to send four markers all the way around a board, using dice to determine how far they move each turn. ...

Die-Cast toys

Dinky Toy No. ... Dyna-Flytes was a brand of die-cast model airplanes produced in the 1980s by Dee Toys of California. ... Hot Wheels Car - Dodge Viper Hot Wheels is a popular brand of toy automobile, introduced by U.S. toymaker Mattel in 1968. ... Maisto is a company that manufactures die-cast models of automobiles, aircraft, and a number of Tonya products. ... Majorette is a French toy manufacturer which mostly produces small die-cast cars, particularly in 1:64 scale. ... Matchbox Superfast box art. ... Muki is an Argentine brand of die-cast toy car models. ... Tonka is a brand of toy trucks popular in America and the United Kingdom. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Dolls

Look up doll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Barbie, the worlds most well-known and best-selling doll, debuted at the American International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. ... Blythe is a doll created in 1972 by the now-defunct American toy company Kenner. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lizzie McGuire was a popular American childrens television series aired on the Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004. ... Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) are twin American actresses who have appeared in television and films since the age of 3 months. ... Fizzy and Galaxy the unicorns from the My Little Pony animated series This article describes the My Little Pony toys. ... Razanne is the name of a series of dolls designed and produced by Ammar Saadeh, a Palestinian expatriate now living in Michigan. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Strawberry Shortcake is a female doll popular with children. ... USPS stamp depicting the Cabbage Patch Kids craze of the 1980s. ... Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. ... Mr. ...

Educational

Bob the Builder Bob the Builder is a stop-motion animated childrens TV programme about the adventures of a construction contractor and his friends. ... Crayola logo Crayola Crayons were first introduced in 1903 Crayola is a brand of crayons and other writing and drawing utensils, such as markers, chalk, and colored pencils manufactured by Binney & Smith Inc. ... Fisher-Prices corporate logo. ... Fuzzy Felt is a popular toy for very young children. ...

General brands/toy companies

Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer from 1919 to 1978. ... Mattel Inc. ... Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ... Wham-O is a toy company currently located in California, USA. They are known for inventing many of the most popular modern toys, including the Hula Hoop®, the Frisbee®, and the predecessor of modern Nerf® dart guns. ...

Model toys

Airfix is a UK manufacturer of plastic model aircraft and other kits. ... Erector Set is the trade name of a construction toy that was wildly popular in the United States during much of the 20th century. ... GEOMAG is the brand name of a toy construction system created in 1998, consisting primarily of nickel-plated steel balls (spheres) and short connecting sticks with a magnet on each end (rods). ... Lego Group logo The classic red 2x4 Lego brick. ... A farm made from Lincoln Logs. ... Lionel, LLC is a designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads, based in Chesterfield, Michigan and currently in bankruptcy. ... Meccano is a model construction kit comprising re-usable metal strips, plates, wheels and gears, with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces. ... Mega Bloks (top) can be mistaken for Lego bricks. ... A bridge made from Knex. ... Märklin-Schlafwagen Mitropa, Spur 0 Märklin (or Maerklin) is a German toy company, founded in 1859. ... Nostalgair is a new plane model company that dedicates itself to building plastic plane models. ... Paperlandmarks logo Paperlandmarks are 3-dimensional replicas of famous skyscrapers, bridges, temples and monuments of the present and the past, which can be easily rebuild from prepared cardboard parts. ... Playmobil logo Playmobil (pronounced play-mo-beel) is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group (geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co KG), headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. ... Revell plastic model kit of 1964 Ford Thunderbolt Revell is a company based in the USA ( Northbrook, IL 60062) dedicated to produce plastic and die-cast models of cars, planes, military vehicles and ships. ... Schabak is a die-cast toy producer from Germany. ... The Tinkertoy Construction Set was created in 1914—one year after the A. C. Gilbert Companys Erector Set—by Charles H. Pajeau and Robert Pettit in Evanston, Illinois. ... Tyco Toys is a division of the Mattel toy company. ... This article is about the manufacturer of model airplanes. ...

Sports toys

The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Originally introduced by Parker Brothers in 1969 as an indoor-safe ball created by Reynolds Guyer, Nerf, or Non-Expanding Recreational Foam, was an instant fad. ... The Schwinn Bicycle Company was founded in Chicago in 1895 by Ignaz Schwinn, and grew to become the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century. ...

Video games


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List of toy brands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (129 words)
There are accounts as far back as the biblical times of children playing with various forms of toys.
Realizing the need for children to be entertained, many companies and brands of toys have popped into the market, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The toys they produce can be placed in a large list of different categories.
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