The Slinky is one of the world's great toys. It's 24 metres of 5cm wide wire coiled up in a spring which rolls end over end down steps & inclines. Witness its great scene in Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltwxC19s5u8
It was invented by naval engineer Richard James and first shown in 1945. His wife Betty named it for a Swedish word for 'stealthy, sleek and sinuous'. When Richard James left her to join a religious cult in Bolivia, Betty shifted the whole business to her home town of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. An act of parliament was passed in 2001 naming Slinky the State Toy.
The Slinky is still made in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA on Richard James' original equipment. The only change is that it's made from shinier American metal rather than the initial blue/black Swedish steel.
- Foundation Inductee, USA Toy Hall of Fame
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