Born on the water in Philadelphia, the Slinky was developed by one of the first great women of the American toy industry. Maura McGlensey, 6, of Clifton Heights, plays with a Slinky during the ...
The story of the Slinky begins with a mechanical engineer, a shipbuilding factory, and a mishap. It was 1943. The U.S. Navy needed ships for World War II as the Battle of the Atlantic raged in the ...
When the Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2000, more than 250 million had been sold to date. Kathryn8/Getty Images As its jingle once cheered: “A spring, a spring, a marvelous ...
A naval engineer accidentally discovered the Slinky in 1943. Richard James noticed a spring behaving unusually. This observation led to the creation of the iconic Slinky toy. Its ability to 'walk' ...
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