Download or read book The Toy Company Student sourcebook written by Margit Elizabeth McGuire and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harris Toy Company Collection written by Harris toy company and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Franklin Harrison Harris established the Harris Toy Company, Manufacturers of Malleable Iron and Steel Toys, in 1887 at the intersection of Grand and Michigan Central Road streets in the Auburndale District of Toledo. It became one of the top manufacturers of cast iron toys which were famous for the characters of Gloomy Gus, Foxy Grandpa, and Happy Hooligan all cartoon characters of the day standing in various carts and wagons. Mr. Harris served as president of the Harris Toy Company until its sale to the Standard Steel Tube Company in 1907, at which time he stayed on as manager. Toy production ended in 1913. Mr. Harris also founded and served as superintendent of the Harris Metal Wheel and Tricycle Company, which produced wagons, wheels, fire proof safes, the Perry Pneumatic Saddle, and electric automobiles. The toys, trains, and wagons produced by both the toy company and the Harris Metal Wheel Company are sought after by collectors from all over the world
Download or read book Broken Toy written by Craig L. Andrews and published by Author House. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was there a toy mouse before Walt Disney's "Mickey?" If there was, what happened to it? During the 1920s two men, one from the world of toys and one from the burgeoning world of moving pictures produced very unique toy characters. The history of these two visionaries and how their characters occurred at nearly the same time provides a unique mystery about which speculation lives vibrantly to this day. In tracing the struggle of the toy company's steadfast president, Torrence Dietz, this absorbing book covers the history of the toy company, its wondrous toys, and why people think of Walt Disney when they see the toy company's enigmatic wooden mouse named, "MICKY." Since the question of whether these men crossed paths in the marketplace is a key element to the mystery, the author has tried to objectively address the questions of how, when and why an encounter should have ever happened. The development of Torrence's career and the growth the toy company are reconstructed and intertwined with world events. In the quest to explain the toy company mystery the author has brought together documents and history never before assembled in one place. The in-depth documentation of the wooden toys manufactured by the Performo-Toy Company makes this book a valued reference for collectors and, from a historical sense a valued resource. The book presents numerous toy pictures, toys now considered collectibles, as well as patent and trademarks related to cartoon and toy characters of the late 1920s and early 1930s. The reader interested in the history of Walt Disney and in particular, the formative period of "Mickey Mouse" will find rare background information.
Download or read book 1957 Catalog Garton Toy Company written by Garton Toy Co and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Toyland written by Sydney Ladensohn Stern and published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. This book was released on 1990 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the world of toys, examining the successes and failures of the products of many toy companies.
Download or read book A Profile of the United States Toy Industry written by Christopher Byrne and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The toy industry is one of the most consistently misunderstood sectors of American business. That's no surprise because on many levels it resists easy definition. It's a commodity business. No, it's a fashion business. No, it's a consumer products business. No, it's an entertainment business. The fact is it's all of these businesses, each of which addresses and responds to market forces differently. And often, especially with the larger, publicly traded companies--all of these businesses share a balance sheet. This book will provide a concise and in-depth introduction to the structure, practices and market forces that impact the toy industry. It will offer a short history of the industry, a description of the current market landscape, major and emerging industry competitors, contemporary trends, changes and expectations for the future. It will further cover aspects of retailing, consumer behavior, and financial markets as they relate to the industry. As noted, the book will focus primarily on the U.S. toy industry, but will provide guidelines for extrapolating the information to the global toy market and a highlight of those issues, such as manufacturing, that are relatively consistent worldwide. The book is intended to provide a foundation for understanding the diverse and changing nature of the toy industry and to help readers develop a context for appreciating it relevant to other, more predictable and definable industries. Many students--and professionals for that matter--come to the toy industry ill equipped for success because they are unable to understand the various disciplines and business practices it encompasses and therefore unable to apply those practices appropriately for the product or product category. A preschool toy will never behave like a toy from a hot movie. It's something many successful people in the business know and have learned over time, but it remains a mystery to the uninitiated. Withal this book is intended as an initiation into a fascinating, fast-paced and fiercely competitive business that is very often more an art than a science.
Download or read book Davis V HappyLand Toy Company written by American Mock Trial Association and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joey Davis was two years old when he died after swallowing beads from his sister's make-your-own jewelry set. Test revealed that Joey had elevated gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) levels in his system at the time of death and that the elevated GHB could have been a result of the chemicals used in the beads. Andy Davis, Joey's parent, has sued HappyLand Toy Company for strict liability, claiming that the beads were defectively designed. HappyLand Toy Company denies that its beads were defectively designed and has also asserted an affirmative defense of comparative fault, claiming that the negligence and/or recklessness of Andy Davis and/or Joey's babysitter was more responsible than HappyLand Toy Company for Joey's death.
Download or read book A Profile of the United States Toy Industry Second Edition written by Christopher Byrne and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The toy industry is one of the most consistently misunderstood sectors of American business, comprising a wide range of businesses under one banner-entertainment, commodities, fashion and licensing-that each behave differently. Broad-based change is constant, with more than 40 percent of toy products new each year. The U.S. market comprises about 600 publicly and privately held companies, valued at about $22 billion per year at wholesale for traditional toys, which has remained relatively constant since the 1990s. It is also the only industry where success depends on the whims of a child. This book is a concise and in-depth introduction to the structure, practices, and market forces that impact the toy industry, including a short history, a description of the current market landscape, product trends, emerging opportunities and threats and expectations for the future, as well as aspects of retailing, consumer behavior, and financial markets. While the book's primary focus is the U.S. toy industry, one cannot ignore the global scope of the business, particularly related to manufacturing, growth potential and emerging markets. It is intended to provide a foundation for understanding the diverse and dynamic nature of the toy industry and many things that make it unique and to provide an introduction to this fast-paced, always changing and fiercely competitive business where success is often more an art than a science.
Download or read book Dollhouse Furniture Made by Wisconsin Toy Company and Menasha Woodenware 1920s 1930s written by Patty Cooper Mundorf and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1920s and 1930s, two Wisconsin companies made dollhouse furniture which is highly sought by collectors today. This 74 page book, with over two hundred photos, is the first complete guide to the furniture made by each company.
Download or read book The Harris Toy Company written by Harris Toy Company and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Red Rocket Toy Company written by Robert Tarzwell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Red Rocket Toy Company is a story about a dying wealthy man who owns a large enterprise, he sells his empire to Jim Wilson, for a low value. As part of the deal, Jim must promise to try and put all the people in jail who cheated the owner in the last few years while he was in hospital. Jim puts together a big team that goes after the old man's lawyer and employees as he develops and manages his new companies. Trouble and challenges at every turn while they go after the bad guys. Jim wants to turn the money losing toy company back years and make high quality wooden Red Rocket Wagons and old fashion wood toys.
Download or read book From an Idea to Lego written by Lowey Bundy Sichol and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2019 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world's famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout. Today, LEGO is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, but a long time ago, a Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, started with just an idea. Find out more about LEGO's origins, those famous bricks, and their other inventive toys and movie ventures in this illustrated nonfiction book! Find out the origin the name "LEGO." (Hint: it combines two Danish words) See how LEGO grew from a carpentry shop to a multi-platform toy company. Discover how LEGO bricks are made and how they came up with their design.
Download or read book Playthings written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wisconsin Toy Company Goldilock s Dollhouse Furniture 1921 1936 written by Patty Cooper Mundorf and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wisconsin Toy Company, was a small, family-run operation in Milwaukee, but produced furniture of a quality that rivals Tynietoy and Lynnfield. Their furniture works well with Depression Era dollhouses made by companies such as Rich Toys and Keystone. With complete copies of two Wisconsin Toy Company catalogs, this book provides a way to identify the highly collectible furniture.
Download or read book The Real Toy Story written by Eric Clark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American toy business is massive, world dominating, cutthroat, exciting, and increasingly willing to sacrifice our kids in its frantic rush for profit. And yet, for all its rapaciousness, the industry is in the business of delighting and fascinating our children. Toys are one of the most emotive subjects in the world. We all remember our own toys; we care desperately about those we choose for our kids, knowing these objects help shape children's lives. They are also a constantly newsworthy item: every Christmas, which toys are hot -- and the scramble by parents to grab them before the stores are empty -- is front-page and TV bulletin news. The Real Toy Story tells the tales of these toys and of the vast, world-dominating $22 billion American industry that creates them. The rewards for success are enormous: a top toy can earn billions -- H. Ty Warner shot into Forbes's World's Richest People list with his creation of Beanie Babies. The price of failure is just as huge -- the battlefield is littered with the corpses of once-successful toy companies whose multimillion-dollar gambles did not pay off. It is a world of contrasts. The Real Toy Story looks at both sides: at Slinky, Elmo, Barbie, Transformers, and their creators, but also at the dark side of an industry that leads the way in cold-blooded marketing targeted at children. Parents will want to learn about how this seemingly benign industry exploits, sometimes surreptitiously, the many new media: cable television, the internet, CD-ROMs, sometimes even invading the playgrounds to peddle their wares to unsuspecting young people. Perhaps more disturbingly, this hard-hitting book examines the vast gap between the cuddly image of toys and how almost all toys destined for America are actually produced in China under sweatshop conditions. Today the toy industry is in the midst of rapid change. Tapping into the concern millions of adults have about the toys they choose for the children in their lives, this riveting exposé is essential reading for everyone who cares about kids.
Download or read book A Game Maker s Life written by Jeffrey Breslow and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his captivating memoir, Jeffrey Breslow tells how: •Creating a game is a mix of Rube Goldberg, Santa’s elves, mass production, and the bottom line. •He oversaw two multi-million dollar businesses that earned profits for more than four decades. Even while the industry transformed itself from using cardboard and plastics into electronics, his companies never acquired debt and never borrowed money from a bank! •He overcame the terrible misfortune of a deadly workplace shooting and led his shaken employees through the tragedy and back to running a thriving business. Millions of people around the world have played with games and toys Breslow and his partners invented—perhaps you have, too! Now, read Breslow’s remarkable story and see how a flash of inspiration, followed by hard work and ingenuity, brought these wonderful games to life.
Download or read book The Toy Game Inventor s Guide written by Gregory J. Battersby and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides details about the state of the industry, explains how a new product is developed, and outlines the steps necessary to protect an idea, present a concept, and negotiate a deal.
