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The 50 Year History of Play-Doh

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fun-factory dept.

tanagra writes "50 years ago U.S. Patent No. 3,167,440 was granted to Noah McVicker and Joseph McVicker for a "plastic modeling composition", (which was originally intended to be a wallpaper cleaner) now called Play-Doh. Little did they know that they had created the substance of childhood memories as well as many a childhood meal, unfortunately. Play-Doh persists as one of the most well known and popular children's "toys". As you attempt to clean your children's Play-Doh out of the carpet, the car, and the bathtub; take a look back with us at how it all got started."

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  1. shapes by nodnarb1978 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I remember quickly getting bored with the default shapes thingee you made by mashing the dough through this big plastic doohickey.

    I remember eschewing this tool in favor of jury-rigging my own shapes.

    Twenty-five years later, I do the same thing with photoshop.

    Progress?