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    The National Toy Hall of Fame is a U.S. hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of toys and games that have sustained their popularity for many...
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  • in 1984, the Toy Industry Hall of Fame honors the contributions of toy makers internationally. The Hall of Fame is administered by the Toy Industry Foundation...
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    Strong has also run the National Toy Hall of Fame since 2002. Video games become eligible for the World Video Game Hall of Fame by meeting four criteria:...
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    exploration of play. It carries out this mission through six programmatic arms called "Play Partners": The National Museum of Play National Toy Hall of Fame World...
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    also home to the National Toy Hall of Fame, the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and the Brian...
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    jack-in-the-box was inducted into the U.S. National Toy Hall of Fame, where are displayed all types of versions of the toy, starting from the beginning versions...
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    A cymbal-banging monkey toy (also known as Jolly Chimp) is a mechanical depiction of a monkey holding a cymbal in each hand. When activated it repeatedly...
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    National Mining Hall of Fame National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame National Radio Hall of Fame National Toy Hall of Fame National Women's Hall of...
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    list of toys, toy sets, and toy systems; the toys included are widely popular (either currently or historically) and provide illustrative examples of specific...
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    Lincoln Logs (category Construction toys)
    Lloyd Wright, second son of well-known architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Lincoln Logs were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1999. They are named...
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    Rubber duck (category Toy animals)
    "Rubber Duck | National Toy Hall of Fame". www.toyhalloffame.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020. "Rubber Duck". National Toy Hall of Fame. Retrieved 31 March...
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    added to the National Toy Hall of Fame in the US, one of very few non-brand-specific toys to be honoured with inclusion. As a result, a toy "house" (actually...
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    Lonnie Johnson (inventor) (category American toy designers)
    into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2015, the Super Soaker was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. In 2022, Johnson...
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    Tinkertoy (redirect from Tinker toy)
    Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. Tinkertoys were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 1998. Hasbro bought the...
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  • over 60 countries. In 2016, Little People was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The "Little People" name, registered and trademarked by Mattel...
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    the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong museum in Rochester, New York inducted ABC blocks into their collection, granting it the title of one of America's...
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    Etch A Sketch (category Art and craft toys)
    known toys of that era. In 1998, it was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong, in Rochester, New York. In 2003, the Toy Industry Association...
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    now part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and an inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The game...
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    media awards List of wooden toys National Toy Hall of Fame (United States) Toy museums Toy Story, a franchise about anthropomorphic toys Traditional Mexican...
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    "Erector Set". The Strong National Hall Toy of Fame. Retrieved 23 January 2017. Coopee, Todd. "Tinkertoys Vintage Toys". Toy Tales. Retrieved 14 March...
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    Jenga (category 1980s toys)
    November 5, 2020, Jenga was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The packaging copy of one edition of the Jenga game claims that Robert Grebler may...
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    Super Soaker (category 1980s toys)
    inducted to National Toy Hall of Fame. In 2010, Buzz Bee Toys was successfully sued by Hasbro for patent infringement. Hasbro claimed that Buzz Bee Toys infringed...
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  • of Toys Inventor/Designer Award, and the 2012 Tagie award for Excellence in Game Design. In 2020, Jenga was inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame...
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    French's (category History of Rochester, New York)
    French's is an American brand of prepared mustards, condiments, fried onions, and other food items, best known for their popular yellow mustard. Created...
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    stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. They are known by many names, such as plush toys, plushies...
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    Garbage Plate (category Cuisine of New York (state))
    an American dish consisting of hot dog or hamburger meat, hot meat sauce, and other condiments, piled atop a variety of side dishes, typically including...
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    the National Toy Hall of Fame - a hall of fame for popular toys, opened in 1998. Spencer Doll and Toy Museum Spencer, North Carolina The Toy and Plastic...
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    Big Wheel (tricycle) (category 1970s toys)
    under new ownership in 2003. The Big Wheel was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong in Rochester, New York, in 2009. In 2021, the Big...
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    Raggedy Ann (category Short stories about sentient toys)
    30, 2016. See also: "Inducted Toys: by Year Inducted List". The Strong National Museum of Play, National Toy Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on...
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    Hydrophobic sand (category Water toys)
    magic sand) is a toy made from sand coated with a hydrophobic compound. The presence of the hydrophobic compound causes the grains of sand to adhere to...
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