The story of the Slinky begins with a mechanical engineer, a shipbuilding factory, and a mishap. It was 1943. The U.S. Navy needed ships for World War II as the Battle of the Atlantic raged in the ...

Born on the water in Philadelphia, the Slinky was developed by one of the first great women of the American toy industry. Maura McGlensey, 6, of Clifton Heights, plays with a Slinky during the ...

When the Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2000, more than 250 million had been sold to date. Kathryn8/Getty Images As its jingle once cheered: “A spring, a spring, a marvelous ...

What do bell-bottoms, road flares, and French perfume have in common? They all originated from men at sea. From WHYY’s Arts and Culture desk, Peter Crimmins reports on a museum collection of common ...

If Slinky creator Richard James could turn a spring into a toy, why not turn the toy into a movie? Montreal-based H2V Entertainment has partnered with James Industries, the Hollidaysburg, Pa.-based ...

Those in the Pennsylvania Legislature, like Congress, probably aren't going to solve any big problems anytime soon so they might as well take up Bob Swain's cause. Swain, who lives outside of ...