Playskool
American company that produces educational toys and games / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Indian counterpart apart from this company, see Funskool.
Playskool is an American brand of educational toys and games for children. The former Playskool manufacturing company was a subsidiary of the Milton Bradley Company and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Playskool's last remaining plant in the aforementioned city was shut down in 1984, and Playskool became a brand of Hasbro, which had acquired Milton Bradley that same year.[2]
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Formerly | The Playskool Institute (1928–1938) |
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Company type | Division (1928–68) Subsidiary (1968–84) Brand (1984–present) |
Founded | July 26, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-07-26) |
Founder | Lucille King |
Defunct | 1984; 40 years ago (1984) (as a company) |
Fate | Acquired by Milton Bradley in 1968, last factory closed in 1984,[1] becoming a brand of Hasbro.[2] |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Manuel Fink |
Products | Educational toys Games |
Brands | (see below) |
$23 million (1965[1]) | |
Owner | Hasbro |
Number of employees | 700 (1984[2]) |
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