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The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation

by Gilbert Ford · 2016

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One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk and so did Richard s imagination. He knew right away that he had stumbled onto something marvelous.

About The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation

One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk and so did Richard s imagination. He knew right away that he had stumbled onto something marvelous. With the help of his wife, Betty, Richard took this ordinary spring and turned it into a plaything. But it wasn t just any old trinket it was a Slinky, and it would become one of the most popular toys in American history.

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