The first adult doll focused on fashion was also one of the first toys to rely heavily on TV advertising. This talking doll used a low-fidelity phonograph record to speak one of 11 phrases when the ...

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We learn about how Play-Doh evolved from a cleaning product to a childhood favourite and the ...

In this holiday miniseries, “Marketplace” takes a look at the history behind some of your favorite toys. Daniel Konstanski, author of “The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks” and editor at Blocks Magazine, ...

Airou Toy Digital Camera, manufactured in China for Capcom (all images courtesy Prestel) The colorful history of toy cameras, those affordable film cameras in plastic boxes, is being celebrated in a ...

Holding a penny on his back, with the click of a small lever, the biblical Jonah “throws” his offering into the open mouth of the cast iron whale, which then swallows the coin with a satisfying “clink ...

Toys may appear to be something small, or only a source of amusement, but they are a reflection of the culture and the values of the time. Toy drive collections have been a part of the holiday season ...