| 2A can of...Well, nobody's really sure what Play-Doh is | | | | drawing of this cute little boy had him wearing a |
| as its composition is a very closely guarded secret. | | | | smock and a beret. Later on the beret was replaced |
| As a matter of fact, Play-Doh was originally invented | | | | by a backwards baseball cap. The mascot was put |
| to be a wallpaper cleaner and even has a patent for | | | | on every single can of Play-Doh that was sold and |
| this use. The patent number is U.S. Patent 3,167,440. | | | | became as well known as the toy itself.Also in 1960 |
| It was granted to Noah McVicker and Joseph | | | | the first Play-Doh accessory was created. This was |
| McVicker. Ultimately, these two men realized that | | | | the extremely popular Play-Doh Fun Factory. The Fun |
| they could make more money selling this stuff as a | | | | Factory was basically a device that you pushed the |
| toy than as a wallpaper cleaner. So in 1956 they | | | | Play-Doh through to make all kinds of different |
| created Rainbow Crafts to sell their new product.The | | | | shapes such as stars, circles and squares. You could |
| thing that most people liked about Play-Doh was that | | | | chop up these shapes and serve them as food to |
| it was non toxic. You could actually eat this stuff and | | | | the kid's dolls. But the Fun Factory wasn't the end of |
| not get sick. The salty taste may not be very | | | | the Play-Doh accessories.Play-Doh next came out |
| appealing but it was certainly not going to kill you. | | | | with the Fuzzy Pumper Barber and Beauty Shop. |
| And believe it or not, kids did try to eat this stuff. | | | | After that they came out with Dr, Drill N Fill. These |
| Drove their parents absolutely up a wall.Play-Doh was | | | | were all plastic molds. The barber shop was rather |
| one of the first toys to make its way into schools | | | | unique for its time. The Play-Doh was pushed through |
| and daycare centers. It was a simple enough toy | | | | this plastic head that made it look like hair. You then |
| that kids could play with and not need a lot of | | | | took these plastic scissors to cut the hair and style it. |
| supervision and was versatile enough that you were | | | | Very clever stuff for the 60s.Eventually, Play-Doh |
| limited only by your imagination as to what you could | | | | was taken over by Hasbro and they came out with |
| actually do with the stuff, which basically came in can | | | | a ton of food preparation machines as that was |
| and in a variety of colors. Since all the colors were still | | | | where things seemed to be going at the time. |
| made of the same substance, you could mix them | | | | Everybody wanted to cook. Around this time you |
| together with no problem. Of course after doing this | | | | also saw things like Suzy Bake Oven and Creepy |
| it was hard to get each color back into its own | | | | Crawlers food molds.But with all the fancy |
| can.The year 1960 was a very big year for Play-Doh | | | | accessories, most kids are just happy to take the |
| because this was the year that the company came | | | | stuff out of the can and run their hands through |
| up with its first mascot, Play-Doh Pete. The original | | | | it.Sometimes, simple is the best. |