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Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor More than 70 years after its composition, a Ragtime two step became a chart-topping recording. “The Entertainer” was composed by Black composer Scott Joplin (1868-1917) in 1902,…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s a small item with a big message that’s been translated into multiple languages and sent to loved ones around the world. The iconic “I Am Loved”…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Need coffee for a crowd? Perk up your party with a Party Percolator that brews dozens of cups and keeps coffee hot and fresh for hours. Prior…
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Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Though the style may change, perpetual calendars never go completely out-of-date.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…
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