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Classic Toys Still Made Today
These classic toys first introduced years ago are still produced today. Oftentimes, new companies have taken over producing these items from their original manufacturers. The company listed with the toy is the present manufacturer.
1867-1929
- 1867
- Parcheesi Game
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1872
- Schoenhut Piano Company, Inc.
- Schoenhut Toy Piano
- 1900
- Lionel Trains
- Lionel LLC
- 1903
- Crayola Crayons
- Binney & Smith, Inc.
- 1903
- Teddy Bears
- Made by many companies today.
- 1904
- Pit Game
- Winning Moves Inc.
- 1905
- Flinch Game
- Winning Moves Inc.
- 1906
- Model T Ford (first die-cast toy car)
- Strombecker Corp.
- 1906
- Rook Game
- Parker Brothers, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1913
- Erector Sets
- BRIO Corporation
- 1914
- Tinkertoys
- Playskool, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1916
- Lincoln Logs
- K’NEX Industries, Inc.
- 1917
- Radio Flyer Wagon
- Radio Flyer Inc.
- 1929
- Yo-Yo
- Duncan Toys Company
1930
- 1930
- LEGO Building Sets
- LEGO Systems, Inc.
- 1932
- Tripoley Game
- Cadaco, Inc.
- 1934
- Sorry Game
- Parker Brothers, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1938
- Go to the Head of the Class
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1938
- View-Master 3-D Viewer
- Fisher-Price, Div. of Mattel, Inc.
1940
- 1943
- Chutes and Ladders
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1946
- Nylint Trucks
- Nylint Corp.
- 1946
- Tonka Trucks
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1947
- John Deere Die-Cast Tractor
- The Ertl Company, Inc.
- 1948
- Cootie
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1948
- Scrabble Game
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1949
- Candy Land
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1949
- Clue
- Parker Brothers, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
1950
- 1950
- Silly Putty
- Binney & Smith, Inc.
- 1950
- Wooly Willy
- Smethport Specialty Company
- 1952
- Mr. Potato Head
- Playskool, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1954
- Jotto Game
- Endless Games
- 1954
- Matchbox Cars
- Mattel, Inc.
- 1956
- Original Ant Farm
- Uncle Milton Industries, Inc.
- 1956
- Play-Doh
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1956
- Ticklebee Game
- Endless Games
- 1956
- Yahtzee Game
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1957
- Careers Game
- Pressman Toy Corp.
- 1958
- Beat the Clock Game
- Endless Games
- 1958
- Concentration Game
- Endless Games
- 1959
- Barbie
- Mattel, Inc.
1960
- 1960
- Aggravation Game
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1960
- BRIO Classic Wooden Railway
- BRIO Corporation
- 1960
- Etch-A-Sketch
- The Ohio Art Company
- 1960
- Kismet Game
- Endless Games
- 1960
- Life
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1961
- Stratego
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1962
- Mille Bornes Card Game
- Winning Moves Inc.
- 1963
- Easy Bake Oven
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1963
- G.I. Joe
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1964
- Easy Ride ’Ums Stick Animals
- Mary Meyer Corp.
- 1964
- Password Game
- Endless Games
- 1964
- Rat Fink Collectible Hot Rod Figures
- Shadowbox Collectible, Inc.
- 1964
- Rummikub
- Pressman Toy Corp.
- 1965
- Operation
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1965
- Trouble
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1966
- Spirograph
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1966
- Twister
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1966
- Memory Game
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1967
- Battleship
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1968
- Hot Wheels Cars and Racing Sets
- Mattel, Inc.
1970
- 1970
- Marshall Brodien Magician’s Card Tricks
- Cadaco, Inc.
- 1970
- Nerf Balls
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1970
- Bachmann Trains
- Bachmann Industries, Inc.
- 1971
- Mastermind Game
- Pressman Toy Corp.
- 1972
- Uno Card Game
- Mattel, Inc.
- 1974
- Connect Four
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1974
- Waggie Lamb
- Learning Curve International
- 1975
- Othello
- Pressman Toy Corp.
- 1978
- Simon Electronic Game
- Milton Bradley Co., Div of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1978
- Hungry Hungry Hippos
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1979
- Rubik’s Cube
- Hasbro, Inc.
- Winning Moves Inc.
1980
- 1982
- Sequence Game
- Jax Ltd., Inc.
- 1983
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Mattel, Inc.
- 1983
- Phase 10 Card Game
- Fundex Games
- 1983
- Trivial Pursuit
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1983
- Read a Mat Place Mats
- The Straight Edge, Inc.
- 1984
- Transformers
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1984
- Lee Middleton Baby Dolls
- Lee Middleton Original Dolls
- 1985
- Wheel of Fortune Game
- Mattel, Inc.
- 1985
- MEGA BLOKS Maxi Building Blocks
- Ritvik Toy Corp.
- 1986
- Magna Doodle
- Fisher-Price, Div. of Mattel, Inc.
- 1986
- Encore
- Endless Games
- 1986
- Flannelboard Fun Kit
- Roylco
- 1987
- Pictionary
- Hasbro, Inc.
- 1987
- Jenga
- Milton Bradley Co., Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1987
- Koosh Ball
- OddzOn, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1988
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Playmates Toys, Inc.
- 1988
- Micro Machines
- Galoob Toys, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1989
- Super Soaker
- Larami, Div. of Hasbro, Inc.
- 1989
- So Soft Baby Doll
- Learning Curve International
1990
- 1990
- Tribond Game
- Patch Products, Inc.
- 1990
- Madeline Ragdoll
- Learning Curve International