{"id":198,"date":"2010-02-15T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skooldays.com\/blog\/slinky\/"},"modified":"2011-08-22T16:33:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T15:33:13","slug":"slinky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/slinky\/","title":{"rendered":"Slinky"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Who remembers the Slinky?<\/h2>\n<p>Back in the 50s and 60s the Slink was a toy every kid was proud to have. Most remember the Slinky as a loose spring that can travel down stairways. Slinky wasn&#8217;t overly expensive and so was easily achievable for kid\u2019s pocket money.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1795\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1795\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1795\" title=\"slinky\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1.jpg\" alt=\"Slinky Toy\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slinky<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>Richard James demonstrated it at a toy department in Philadelphia back in the 1940s. In 1946, Slinky was introduced at the American Toy Fair. The toy was a massive hit for the Mr. and Mrs. James. In 1998, Slinky was sold to Poof Products, Inc. Slinky became Pennsylvania&#8217;s official state toy. In its first 60 years Slinky has sold 300 million.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Anyone remember the Slinky toy commercial jingle in 1962.<br \/>\nIt became the longest-running jingle in advertising history.<\/p>\n<p>What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a slinkity sound?<br \/>\nA spring, a spring, a marvellous thing! Everyone knows it&#8217;s Slinky.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s Slinky, it&#8217;s Slinky. For fun it&#8217;s a wonderful toy.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s Slinky, it&#8217;s Slinky. It&#8217;s fun for a girl or a boy.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s fun for a girl or a boy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Slinky History<\/h3>\n<p>The Slinky was originally was made from steel. There are versions made from plastic. (not the same in my mind even if they do have a rainbow of colours)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still available in the modern computer world we live. Though it may only be seen today in science and physics lessons rather than as a toy. Still the Slinky lives on.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/slinky\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Slinky Toy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slinky1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>Who remembers the Slinky? Back in the 50s and 60s the Slink was a toy every kid was proud to have. Most remember the Slinky as a loose spring that can travel down stairways. 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