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National Toy Hall of Fame
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National Toy Hall of Fame

PRESS RELEASES:

Baby Doll, Skateboard, and Stick Inducted into National Toy Hall of Fame

History of Baby Doll, Skateboard, and Stick

National Toy Hall of Fame Celebration

2008 Final Nominees Announced

2008 Selection Committee

About the National Toy Hall of Fame® at Strong National Museum of Play

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Baby Doll

   

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Bye-lo Baby, ca. 1970

baby2

African American Baby Doll
Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.,
ca. 1950

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American Girl Bitty Baby 2005

baby3
Girls with their baby dolls,
ca. 1930



baby4
Softina Bathable Baby,
EEEGEE Co., 2002

baby6
Tiny Tears ca 1950


baby5
Corolle Baby catalog 2004

 





     

Skateboard

   

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Huffman Mfg., Co. toy catalog,
ca. 1975

reversed
2 boards reversed


wheel
Skateboard wheel

 

Stick

 

fishing
Fishing with stick

stick car
Christian Children's Fund toy
ca. 2000

stick girl
Girl with stick

fetch
Fetch, ca. early 1900s

   

2008 Induction Ceremony Photos

   
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Baby Doll gets inducted
babydoll  

stick

Chief curator Chris Bensch inducts the Stick
 

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skateboard1

skateboard2
  Skateboard demo by
KRUDCO Team members
tonyHawk
Tony Hawk donates his Skateboard
Click here to view Tony Hawk's message

 



Images of toys previously inducted into the
National Toy Hall of Fame®

Alphabet Blocks
Atari 2600® Game System
Barbie®
Bicycle
Candy Land®
Cardboard Box
Checkers
Crayola® Crayons
Duncan® Yo-Yo
Easy-Bake Oven®
Erector® Set
Etch A Sketch®
Frisbee®
G.I. Joe®
Hula Hoop®
Jack-in-the-Box
Jacks
Jigsaw Puzzle
Jump Rope

Kite


Legos®
Lincoln Logs®
Lionel® Trains
Marbles
Monopoly®

Mr. Potato Head®
Play-Doh®
Radio Flyer® Wagon
Raggedy Ann and Andy™
Rocking Horse
Roller Skates
SCRABBLE® 
Silly Putty®
Slinky®
Teddy Bear
Tinkertoys®
Tonka® Trucks
View-Master®




Images of children with toys from the National Toy Hall of Fame
®

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If you require any more information about the National Toy Hall of Fame® Please contact Susan Trien, Director of PR and Advertising.