An ill-prepared toy company and a bit of improvisation led to one of the most memorable toy campaigns in history.

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In the fall of 1923, street vendors in Santa Barbara, California received an unexpected bit of attention regarding one of their more popular wares: 'The San Francisco Chronicle' wrote about the sellers' “freakish little brown seeds” that “cavorted about t
One sure sign of a toy craze is annoyed toy store owners, and in 1976, there were plenty of them. The reason? The Kenner Company had introduced a novel 10-inch latex doll that never remained on shelves for more than a few minutes at a time.
They'll be softer, too, but still not painless if you step on one.
Some Barbies that you may have played with as a child will set you back quite a bit if you want to recreate your original collection.