If you're bored this weekend or snowed in, you may want to take a deep dive on toy inventor Mel Birnkrant's website where he discusses the ups and downs, joys and pains of bringing an idea to market. There's also a smattering of vintage ads within!

Such was Sound Wear which was possibly a bit ahead of its time. The little speakers plugged into ( Read more... )

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Ah, the 60s, when you could sell toys which got super hot! Much like Mattel's Thing Maker, the Incredible Edibles line produced gummy candy by heating up a metal mold and adding goop to the mold. The idea is still around and you can buy a Creepy Crawlers Incredible Edibles set today ( Read more... )

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