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Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Do you have any Gremlins in your kitchen cupboard? From the shoebox to the cereal box, this sweetened breakfast offering was one of the products inspired by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s a radio – it’s a toilet paper holder – it’s both! Combining two practical items into one product was made possible by the introduction of the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Lick ’em, stick ’em, save ’em and trade ’em for quality merchandise – it was like getting new items completely free. Commonly called “trading stamps,” merchants across…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Though the style may change, perpetual calendars never go completely out-of-date. Often designed for desk-top display, early styles required paper cards or scrolls that needed to be…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Sturdy trucks for rough and tumble boys – and maybe girls too, when brother wasn’t around – ready to roll across carpet or dirt were “Built to…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Out of the attic and into our hearts, Raggedy Ann and her brother Andy have been having adventures and telling stories for over 100 years. Created by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The sales ladies that displayed plasticwares to homemakers during in-home parties had a new product to share in time for Christmas in 1965. TupperToys joined the array…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Once upon a time, children’s toy boxes contained charming puppets made right here in Kansas City, and sold around the world. It’s not make-believe that Hazelle Hedges…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The development of children’s toys followed the development of new vehicles. Once the gas-powered farm tractor was invented in 1892, smaller versions that could be powered by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Gobble, gobble! Make room on your Thanksgiving dinner table for this turkey decoration, then just fold it away until next year. Often called “honeycomb tissue” due to…
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