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historical results of operations and period-to-period comparisons Cost of sales for the toy business consists of product and package manufacturing,
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What is the best selling toy of all time?
Greetings Jhill,
While no toy has been designated “the best selling toy of all time,” there are
several toys that have remained popular throughout the years. Among the most
successful ‘toys’ are action figures, Barbie dolls, Legos, and Teddy Bears,
while favorite ‘games’ include Monopoly and Scrabble. Some of the longest
enduring toys are the Yo-Yo and the Slinky.
GI Joe was created in 1965 as a doll for boys. According to the British
Association of Toy Retailers, GI Joe, “was, and still is, the world's first and
most successful male doll.”
http://www.batr.co.uk/batr2k/totc/shortlist.htm
“Barbie was first introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York
in February 1959” as stated on The History Channel.com.
http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%
3A//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/toys/barbie.html
Barbies are sold worldwide in more than 140 countries and in the last 40 years
nearly all (90%) American girls have owned at least one of the dolls. Mattel
currently sells two dolls per second!
The British Association of Toy Retailers determined a “toy of the century” for
the 20th Century and LEGO was the winner. Monopoly was elected the “game of
the century” and Yo-Yo the “craze of the century.” Visit the link below for
more information on the three winners.
http://www.batr.co.uk/batr2k/totc/shortlist.htm
Additional Information
The History Channel.com has an Exhibit called “The History of Toys.” The main
page for this is exhibit is:
http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%
3A//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/toys/toysandgames.html
The site has a useful timeline of toys and games. It begins with the probable
ancestor of chess, a Babylonian board game played in 4000 B.C. The timeline
ends in 1993 with Beanie Babies, which apparently only became collector’s items
after the first six were retired in 1996. More information on the other
favorite toys mentioned above and on other toys of note can be found at the
timeline link.
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/
Note that you need to click on each of the toys depicted in the picture to view
the text applying to that section of the timeline.
The History Channel’s site also provides information on toy inventors and the
American International Toy Fair.
The American International Toy Fair is hosted by the Toy Industry Association
(TIA).
http://www.toy-tia.org/
The Association also gives a Toy of The Year Award as explained at:
http://www.toy-tia.org/toty/index.html
The TIA has an Industry Statistics site with a lot of interesting information.
http://www.toy-tia.org/industry/statistics/index.html
There is a lot of other information available, courtesy of The British
Association of Toy Retailers, including “best toy” links and their own
designated “Toy of the Year” going back to the 1950s.
http://www.batr.co.uk/batr2k/welcome.htm
More information about the GI Joe doll and the Barbie doll can be found under
the following Google Directory.
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