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| Slinky at Bus Stop Toy Shop Please note that at Bus Stop Toy Shop, we sell real, genuine Slinkies - not any of the countless cheap and nasty imitators. It's the 1940s and a chance observation of a torsion spring (ask the local marine engineer kids) rolling around on a desk inspired Richard James and his wife Betty to secure a $500 loan and set about creating one of the most iconic toys of all time. In 1945, Richard and Betty launched the Slinky at Gimbel's Department Store in Philadelphia. They sold out of their initial batch of 400 in 90 minutes, the rest, as they say is history. Today, the Slinky still manages to amaze both big and small kids, it's less of a toy, more of a cultural institution. Today, all Slinkys are made in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania using the original equipment designed and engineered by Richard James. |
| Original Slinky - Metal £6.00 including P&P |
