STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Everyone loves a Slinky - but few have started a campaign to make it the official state toy of Pennsylvania. Retired math teacher Bob Swaim was nearing the end of his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remember the Slinky? That classic, endlessly entertaining toy has been twisting and tumbling for nearly 80 years — and it's still ...

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 ...

In 1943 during World War II, Richard James was working as an engineer in the United States Navy. As he worked on a new ship, a torsion spring suddenly fell to the floor. Rather than gracing the ground ...

Penn State graduate Betty James died a decade ago, but her legacy with the Slinky toy lives on. Centre Daily Times, file If you’ve been a kid sometime in the past 75 years, chances are you’ve played ...