The Accidental Invention of the Slinky | Smithsonian
Aug 29, 2019 · In 1943, mechanical engineer Richard James was designing a device that the Navy could use to secure equipment and shipments on ships while they rocked at sea. As the story goes, he dropped the...
Slinky - Wikipedia
The Slinky is a helical spring toy invented and developed by American naval engineer Richard T. James in 1943 and successfully demonstrated at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia on November 27, 1945.
What Happened To The Slinky? - Grunge
Mar 1, 2022 · How did a long thin strand of metal coil become one of the best-selling toys of all time? Who were the people behind its success? Can you still buy a Slinky? And, do you suddenly have the urge to find a staircase to test one out? Let's ... do the opposite of slink and jump right in! It was 1943, and World War II was raging.
Invention of the Slinky - Fun Facts & Accidental History - James …
Oct 13, 2023 · Though today regarded worldwide as a leading spring manufacturer of custom springs, wire and strip forms, and precision metal stampings, James Spring & Wire’s founding can be traced to the Slinky’s inventor, Richard James, a naval engineer in Philadelphia during World War II, where the story of the Slinky began quite by accident.
History of the Slinky - How It All Started | James Spring & Wire
Nov 9, 2021 · The Slinky was brought into space in 1985 aboard the Discovery Space Shuttle to demonstrate zero gravity, where it would not “slink at all” and “sort of droops.” Slinky sales would rise, dip, and then gain steam time and again.
The Slinky: Invented by a man but made famous by a woman
Aug 30, 2019 · 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 dedication ceremony of a historical marker commemorating the manufacture of the popular toy at James Industries in Clifton Heights. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Richard T. James - Wikipedia
Richard Thompson James [2] (March 27, 1918 – July 13, 1974) [3] was an American naval engineer, best known for inventing the Slinky spring toy with his wife Betty James in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania in 1943.
Unwinding the long history of the Slinky - NBC News
May 15, 2008 · At Poof-Slinky, the procedure for making the toy hasn't changed much since the first time it came off the line. They haven’t found a more efficient way to do it in over 60 years. Tom James, the son...
The Humble Origins of the Slinky - The New York Times
Nov 9, 2015 · The Slinky, which first appeared in the Gimbels department store in Philadelphia 70 years ago this month, didn’t start out as a toy.
The Remarkable, War-Torn, Spacefaring History of the Slinky
Aug 8, 2017 · 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...