Classic Toys

It is amazing to see how early some of our classic toys we played with were invented.

Prior to 1930
1867 Parcheesi
1900 Lionel Trains
1903 Crayola Crayons
1906 First Die Cast Car - Model T Ford
1913 Erector Sets
1914 Tinkertoys
1916 Lincoln Logs
1917 Radio Flyer Wagon
1929 Yo-Yo

1930s
1930 Lego Building Sets
1934 Sorry Game
1935 Monopoly
1938 View Master 3-D Viewer

1940s
1943 Slinky
1946 Tonka Trucks
1948 Scrabble Game
1949 Candyland
1949 Clue

1950s
1950 Silly Putty
1952 Mr. Potato Head
1954 Matchbox Cars
1955 Play-Doh
1956 Original Ant Farm
1959 Barbie

1960s
1960 Etch-A-Sketch
1963 G. I. Joe
1963 Easy Bake Oven
1965 Operation
1966 Twister
1967 Battleship
1968 Hot Wheels

1960s
1970 Nerf Balls
1972 Uno Card Game
1978 Hungry Hungry Hippos
1979 Rubik's Cube

Susan N. Freeman
Personal E-mail: snf@susannataliefreeman.com
Work Email: susan.n.freeman@boeing.com
LAST UPDATE: 15 JAN 05