Coleco
Also known as The Connecticut Leather Company, Coleco Industries, Colēco
Coleco Industries, Inc. ( ) was an American company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as The Connecticut Leather Company. The name "COLECO" is an abbreviation derived from the company's original name. It was a successful toy company in the 1980s, mass-producing versions of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and its video game consoles, the Coleco Telstar dedicated consoles and ColecoVision. While the company ceased operations in 1988 as a result of bankruptcy, the Coleco brand was revived in 2005, and remains active to this day.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Coleco Industries, Inc.
- Company.logo
- Coleco logo.svg
- Company.image
- Coleco building Amsterdam New York.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 200px
- Company.image_caption
- The abandoned Coleco building in Amsterdam, New York
- Company.former_name
- The Connecticut Leather Company
- Company.fate
- Closed, properties sold
- Company.location
- West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
- Company.founder
- Maurice Greenberg
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13 sectionsContents
- Overview
- 1932: origins as The Connecticut Leather Company
- 1950s: leather diversification
- 1961: Coleco Industries, Inc.
- 1960s: acquisitions
- 1970s: financial difficulties and further diversification
- Late 1970s: handheld electronic games
- 1983: Cabbage Patch Kids
- 1988: bankruptcy and sale
- Brand
- See also
- References
- External links
[](http://www.coleco.com/)
[](http://www.coleco.com/#)
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1932 establishments in Connecticut1988 disestablishments in ConnecticutCommons link from WikidataCompanies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1988Companies that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyDefunct companies based in ConnecticutDefunct leather manufacturersDefunct video game companies of the United StatesFormer Hasbro subsidiariesToy companies established in 1932Toy companies of the United States