Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters. If you don't get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder. Related Stories. Already a print subscriber? Go here to link your subscription. Need help? Visit our Help Center. The Altoona Mirror, J. When the couple first started manufacturing the toy, it was not an instant success. James Industries had established manufacturing operations in Clifton Heights, but by the s the company was nearly bankrupt.
In , the couple divorced; Richard left the family to be an evangelical missionary with an obscure religious group in Bolivia. He would die of a heart attack in Betty took over the reins of the company, relocating manufacturing to Hollidaysburg in central Pennsylvania, in She is the one who built the Slinky into an icon of the American toy industry.
She was just a powerhouse. She was in an industry that was totally male-dominated. Historian Robyn Young proposed the marker to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission on the strength of both the popularity of the toy and the remarkable story of its matriarch. If you have enough allowance money saved up, purchase a Slinky toy to play with at home! If you've ever played with a Slinky toy before, you probably know they come in different types.
Some are metal and some are plastic. Did you know you could make your own paper slinky at home? Jump online to check out How To Make an Origami Slinky to watch a video that'll walk you through the process step by step. Have fun! Did you get it? Test your knowledge. What are you wondering?
Wonder Words aisle spring tension complex convince enduring simplicity successful experimented Take the Wonder Word Challenge. Join the Discussion. Brie Mar 2, One time I rapped a slinky around my arm and I got cut. Mar 5, Teresa Monroe Jan 31, I remember playing with my cousin's Slinky at my grandparents' house in the mid s.
He decided to chase it down the basement stairs. He ate a lot of pudding after that! Feb 5, Jillian Jan 26, S Navy ship in World War. Feb 13, Thanks for adding to the conversation, A'Triana! Slinkys are a fun and very popular toy! Jan 29, Adrian Jan 26, I am really good with a slinky I can even do tricks.
That's awesome, Adrian! What are some of the tricks you can do? JJ Jan 26, Jeff Jan 25, We're so glad that you liked this Wonder, Jeff!! Jonathan Saylors Jan 24, Jan 26, Thanks, Jonathan! We plan to!! As the James family knew, even the simplest ideas should be protected. A year-old patent, filed by hand from a workroom during the second world war, remains one of the most lucrative protections of intellectual property the toy industry has ever seen—withstanding the test of time, outlasting countless fads and even surviving the foils of its inventor.
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