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The History of Toys

The 20th Century

From Tinkertoys to Moonshoes, toys have been a huge part of our lives. Take a walk through memory lane and let the nostalgia wash over you. Scroll through the most popular toys of the 20th century below.

Which toy is your favorite? Share your memories in the comment section below!

Vintage Tinkertoy

1914

Tinkertoy

1928

Yo-Yo
Original Adam's Joy Buzzer

1928

Joy Buzzer
Slightly rusty slinky next to original 1945 box

1945

Slinky

1949

Lego
Magic 8 Ball Fortune Teller

1950

Gumby Super-Flex doll

1955

Gumby
Original Play-Doh Modeling Compound Can

1956

Play-Doh
Boy on no handle pogo stick in jesus pose

1957

Pogo Stick
Original Blue Wham-O Pluto Platter Frisbee

1957

Frisbee
Two girls hula hooping in black and white

1958

Hula Hoop
4 Troll Dolls with red, blue, purple, and yellow hair holding hands

1959

Troll Doll
Super Ball in packaging

1965

Super Ball
Lite-Brite with box and pegs

1967

Lite-Brite
1970 Nerf Ball The world's first indoor ball with box

1970

Nerf Ball
Koosh Ball

1986

Koosh Ball
K'Nex Roller Coaster Instructions

1992

K'Nex
4 clumps of Floam Green, yello, blue, and red

1994

Floam
Original 1996 Bop It

1996

Bop It
Original Tamagotchi pet

1996

Tamagotchi
Original 1998 Furby

1998

Furby

Fun Facts about Toys

Published: October 3rd, 2015

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