And over the years, the toy has remained pretty affordable. The brand itself has also been sold a bunch of times. This year, Slinky was bought by Just Play Products when Alex Brands shuttered.

“the toy people wanted no part of.” The Slinky was actually invented years earlier, in 1943, when James was a mechanical engineer in a Philadelphia shipyard. As TIME’s list of the All-TIME ...

We’ve searched the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office archives for the original patents and backstories on the now-beloved Toy Story characters. Slinky Dog, AKA “Slink,” is Woody’s loyal ...

The 67-year-old Slinky is celebrating 350 ... ranging from big-box stores to museums, zoos and grocery stores. Little Monsters, a toy store in Lake Orion, is among those that keep Slinkys on ...

Forget the fancy toy: The box it comes in can be much more fun ... Legos to Lincoln Logs, Slinky to Play-Doh and Crayola crayons to marbles. Candy Land, a board game decorated with a sweet ...

But looking at the new Toy ... in the Slinky Dog Dash loading zone. He used a playset that he won at Pizza Planet to create the Alien Swirling Saucer ride. He propped open his lunch box with ...

The toy became so iconic that today, August 30, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Slinky's invention. The majority of Millennials grew up with the Slinky. We watched, hearts racing ...

The Slinky Dog Dash coaster's first Slinky Dog ride vehicle made its debut, and fans couldn't be more excited! Toy Story Land is currently under construction at the park; the 11-acre expansion is ...

"Toy Story Land will invite guests to step into the whimsical world of Pixar Animation Studios' blockbuster films where playtime stretches longer than a Slinky Dog. Guests will feel like they've ...

The lower middle-market consumer firm bought a majority stake in POOF-Slinky Inc., maker of the iconic Slinky.