Copyright © 2013 by Christopher Byrne
Barbie®, Chatty Cathy®, Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker®, He-Man and Masters of the Universe®, Hot Wheels®, Ker-Plunk®, Liddle Kiddles®, Little People®, Magic 8 Ball®, Major Matt Mason®, Matchbox®, Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Uno®, Vac-U-Form®, View-Master®, Wizzzer® and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by and used under license from Mattel, Inc. © 2013 Mattel, Inc. All rights reserved. Mattel makes no representation as to the authenticity of the materials contained herein. All opinions are those of the authors and not of Mattel.
All Barbie®, Chatty Cathy®, Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker®, He-Man and Masters of the Universe®, Hot Wheels®, Ker-Plunk®, Liddle Kiddles®, Little People®, Magic 8 Ball®, Major Matt Mason®, Matchbox®, Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Uno®, Vac-U-Form®, View-Master®, Wizzzer® images and art are owned by Mattel, Inc. © 2013 Mattel, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Byrne, Christopher.
Toy time!: from hula hoops to he-man to hungry hungry hippos: a look back at the most-beloved toys of decades past/Christopher Byrne.
Pages cm
1. Toys—History—20th century. I. Title.
GV1218.5B96 2013
688.7′2—dc23 2013025232
eBook ISBN: 978-0-385-34913-0
Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-0-385-34912-3
Printed in the United States of America
Book design by Lauren Dong
Photography credits appear on this page.
Cover design by Daniel Rembert
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