Hasbro is the world's second-largest toymaker, behind Mattel. The Rhode-Island based company produced or acquired many of the most iconic toys and games of the 20th Century, including Monopoly, Transformers, and Play-Doh.
On October 1, 2009 Hasbro held a toy fair expo for private investors at the Marriott Residence Inn in Providence Rhode Island.
History
Hasbro was founded in 1923 by brothers Henry and Helal Hassenfeld, Jewish immigrants from Poland. The company manufactured school supplies before entering the toy market. In 1952, Mr. Potato Head sold $100 million in its first year of production. Other successes have included G.I. Joe (for which the term "action figure" was coined, as a masculine-sounding euphemism for "doll"), Lincoln Logs, Lite-Brite, Nerf and My Little Pony. Through the decades, the company has acquired (and sometimes shed) other famous toy manufacturers as subsidiaries, including Parker Bros., Milton Bradley, Tonka and Playskool.
Hasbro Brands
- This result, Hasbro, is currently a stub, a brief collection of the best links for this story. The page will be updated as we find more information.
Help Mahalo complete this search! Let us know if you've found additional quality links about Hasbro on Google, Del.icio.us, Digg or elsewhere, and we can expand this result.
References
Fast Facts
-
Founded
-
Fact:
Headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
-
Founders
-
Original company name
-
Fact:
Credited with inventing the "action figure"
-
2008
recall of Cranium Cadoo game for lead paint
