Seize the Play

The Slinky story doesn’t start with Betty James, but it sure doesn’t unfold the same without her. She named the toy in 1945, saved it in 1960, gave it a jingle in 1962 and promoted it for 63 years. It all started when her husband, engineer Richard James, brought home a spring and worked to make it walk. This is the Slinky edition of Where’s the Fun from? (WTFF) Amazon Associates Links My company gets a small percentage of sales to help us continue to provide exceptional content here and on other platforms: Original Slinky: https://amzn.to/3ECldKm Slinky Dog: https://amzn.to/3ZjhmKb Our Toyland film: https://amzn.to/41m5SHO My book, Timeless Toys: https://amzn.to/3kx7Iou Credits: Slinky is a trademark of Just Play Most photos, TV ads, factory photos and print ads courtesy of James Industries Other images used under license from Shutterstock and Envato Elements Video footage courtesy of Prelinger Archives and Pond5 All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Newspaper articles and newspaper ads courtesy of Newspapers.com