When was the Frisbee invented?
In 1948, the first plastic Frisbees were produced by Morrison and his business partner Warren Franscioni and re-named their invention as Flyin-Saucer. In 1955, Pluto Platter was a new disk… Read more »
Category Archives: Games & Toys
When was the Tinkertoy created?
In 1913, the Tinkertoy setup was created in Evanson, Illinois by Charles H. Pajeau and Robert Pettit. The toy was designed by Pajeau when he saw some children playing with… Read more »
When was the game of Pac-Man created?
In April 1979, a young Namco employee Toru Iwatani developed the game by employing a team of nine men and named Puck Man. In 1980, the game was first launched… Read more »
When was the Silly Putty invented?
In the year 1943, Silly Putty was first invented by James Wright when he accidentally dropped boric acid into silicone oil. Dr. Earl Warrick, of the Dow Corning Corporation, also… Read more »
When was Slinky invented?
In the early 1940s, naval engineer, Richard James invented the Slinky toys. It was demonstrated in November 1945 at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Slinky or Lazy Spring… Read more »
When was Nintendo founded?
On 23rd September 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo Company located in Kyoto in Japan. The handmade playing cards called as hanafuda were produced by the company. The Magnavox Odyssey secured… Read more »
When was Pokeman created?
In 1996, Santoshi Tajiri created the Pokeman and the video game company Nitendo owned it. Pokeman has become the second lucrative and successful game in the world.
When was Lincoln Logs invented?
Lincoln Logs were invented in the year 1916 by John L. Wright who was the son of an architect Frank Lloyd Wright and were named for American President Abraham Lincoln…. Read more »
When was the modern yoyo invented?
The Yo-yo Manufacturing Company was started in 1928 by Filipino-American Pedro Flores in Sant Barbara, California in the United States and started producing yoyo toys in the United States. The… Read more »