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Tootsietoy is a manufacturer of die cast toy cars and other toy vehicles which was originally based in Chicago, Illinois. Though the Tootsietoy name has been used since the 1920s, the company's origins date from about 1890. An enduring marque, toys with the Tootsietoy name were consistently popular from the 1930s through the 1990s.
This is a list of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area.The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2]
Ty (styled ty) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. It was founded by Ty Warner in 1986. It designs, develops and sells products, most notably Beanie Babies , exclusively to specialty markets [ clarification needed ] worldwide.
Simon, one of numerous games designed by Marvin Glass and Associates. Marvin Glass and Associates (MGA) was a toy design and engineering firm based in Chicago.Marvin Glass (1914–1974) and his employees created some of the most successful toys and games of the twentieth century such as Mr. Machine, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite Brite, Ants in the Pants, [1] Mouse Trap, Operation, Simon, Body ...
Warner was born on September 3, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, and he grew up in suburban La Grange, in a Prairie-style house designed in the early 1890s by Frank Lloyd Wright, now known as the Peter Goan House. His father was Harold "Hal" Warner, a jeweler and toy salesman. [2] His mother was Georgia Warner, a pianist.
Pages in category "Toy companies of the United States" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Radio Flyer is an American toy company best known for its popular red toy wagon. Radio Flyer also produces scooters, tricycles, bicycles, [1] horses, and ride-ons. The company was founded in 1917 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
The Hafner Manufacturing Company was a maker of tinplate clockwork-powered O gauge toy trains, based in Chicago, Illinois, from 1914 to 1951. It was formed when its founder, William Frederick Hafner , a co-founder of American Flyer , left the company in favor of creating his own company.