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Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll franchise created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories, Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over six decades. Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. The brand has expanded into a multimedia franc

flying disc
thumb|upright=1.35|A flying disc with the Wham-O registered trademark "Frisbee"
hula hoop
toy

Slinky
The Slinky is a helical spring toy invented and developed by American naval engineer Richard T. James in 1943 and successfully demonstrated at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia on November 27, 1945.
Play-Doh
Play-Doh, also known as Play-Dough, is a modeling compound for young children to make arts and crafts projects. The product was first manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s. Play-Doh was then reworked and marketed to Cincinnati schools in the mid-1950s. Play-Doh was demonstrated at an educational convention in 1956 and prominent department stores opened retail accounts.
Mr. Potato Head
American toy
Matchbox
brand of model vehicles
Silly Putty
toy putty (slime) based on silicone polymers and boric acid
Magic 8-Ball
toy
Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory
radioactive toy lab set

army men
toys
Plarail
thumb|250px|Plarail toy
is a toy train and plastic track system made by Tomy and introduced in Japan in 1959. It was expanded into a battery-operated electric toy train system in October 1961. Plarail is not compatible with most other brands of model railway, although as it has a similar rail gauge to the wooden toy train systems, rolling stock may run on both systems to some degree. Is used with Disney, Thomas the Tank Engine, Enchoen Plarail, Nashikkokan Plarail.
Tonka
Tonka is an American brand and former manufacturer of toy trucks. The company was founded in 1946 and operated as an independent manufacturer of popular steel toy construction type trucks and machinery, until its sale to Hasbro in 1991.
cymbal-banging monkey toy
toy depicting a monkey