Hot Wheels

Special | 1m 20s | In 1968, Mattel released 16 model car castings. (1m 20s)

Cloth Dolls

Special | 1m 29s | The history of cloth fabric dolls stretches back to ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. (1m 29s)

Robots

Special | 1m 21s | Toy robots from the 1940s and 50s are highly sought after by collectors. (1m 21s)

Lunch Boxes

Special | 1m 33s | Metal lunch pails became popular among blue-collar workers at the end of the 19th century. (1m 33s)

Fire Trucks

Special | 1m 22s | Toy fire engines first became popular with young children in the 1880s. (1m 22s)

Doll Houses

Special | 1m 14s | Today, dollhouses continue to be a desired plaything among children. (1m 14s)

Toy Trains

Special | 1m | Children have played with toy trains since the earliest days of steam travel. (1m)

Premiums

Special | 50s | Companies in the U.S. have used promotional items to sell their products since the 1700s. (50s)

View-Master

Special | 1m 19s | In 1939, a new instrument for displaying photographs was introduced to the world. (1m 19s)

World War II Toys

Special | 1m 10s | War forced companies to find other materials to build their instruments of play. (1m 10s)

Space Toys

Special | 1m 1s | During the 1960s, toy makers capitalized on America’s fascination with space. (1m 1s)

Fisher-Price Toys

Special | 1m 25s | In the 1930s, the Fisher-Price Toy Company began making toys in East Aurora, New York. (1m 25s)

Wind-up Toys

Special | 1m 1s | Since the 4th Century B.C., wind-up toys have entertained and enchanted. (1m 1s)

Marx Playsets

Special | 1m | In the 1950s, Louis Marx and Company began producing elaborate plastic playsets. (1m)

Manoil Toy Soldiers

Special | 59s | A new lead casting process brought toy soldiers to the masses in the 19th century. (59s)

Lincoln Logs

Special | 1m | Do you know the history of a favorite toy from your childhood, Lincoln Logs? (1m)

Hartland Figurines

Special | 1m 6s | In the 1950s, American toy manufactures capitalized on the popularity of Westerns. (1m 6s)

Crandall Toys

Special | 1m | Wooden toys seem simple now, but in 1866, a toy maker used a revolutionary new design. (1m)