Because it was extraordinarily expensive the Pascaline became little more than a toy, and status symbol, for the very rich both in France and throughout Europe.

Mumy also played the character of young Pip, a boy who enjoyed playing with his father but was always ignored, in the episode " In Praise of Pip " ( September 1963 ), and the character of Billy Bayles, a boy who talks to his dead grandmother through a toy telephone, in the episode " Long Distance Call " ( March 1961 ).

The graphics, by Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud and Gregor Punchatz, were modelled in various ways: although much was drawn or painted, several of the monsters were built from sculptures in clay or latex, and some of the weapons are toy guns from Toys " R " Us.

Sales skyrocketed for the toy, which was marketed as a new sport.

The doodle was composed of five clay balls in the Google colors placed beside a toy block with a " G " on it.

But the harmonica still represented a toy instrument in those years and was associated with the poor.

Initially intended as a science tool, the kaleidoscope was later copied as a toy.

The embryonic console was revealed to the computing press at a toy fair held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in February 1989.

Other sceptics in the 1980s argued the photo was that of an otter or a diving bird, but after Christian Spurling's confession most agree it was what Spurling claimed – a toy submarine with a sculpted head attached.

Essentially, it was a toy submarine bought from F. W.

The growth of Internet radio from a small experimenter's toy in the mid-1990s to a huge phenomenon allowing both small do-it-yourselfers and large commercial stations to make their offerings available worldwide was seen as a threat to over-the-air music broadcasting, and was nearly shut down by onerous licensing demands made by the recording industry.

It was the first toy ever advertised on television.

This pulley was connected by a cord to a little paper toy representing a man sawing wood.

The mechanical governor was, however, still employed in some toy phonographs ( such as those found in talking dolls ) until they were replaced by digital sound generators in the late 20th century.

In January 1975, Atari staff set up a Home Pong booth at a toy trade fair in New York City, but was unsuccessful in soliciting orders.

The toy version ( made by Character Options Ltd .) was slightly larger to accommodate a working soundchip.

A common misconception is that the Doctor Who production team at BBC Wales were so impressed by how much more resilient the toy sonic screwdriver was than the real prop, that they obtained moulds of the original prototype of the toy to use in the 2006 series, in fact, this was not the case.

In relation to the prop, the size and proportions of the toy are broadly similar, unlike 2005-2010 Sonic Screwdriver, where which the toy version was made larger to accommodate a working soundchip.

Like the Doctor's screwdriver and Sarah Jane's lipstick, the Master's laser screwdriver was also created as a children's toy with sound effects.

Modern snowboarding began in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughter by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so she would have some control as she stood on the board and glided downhill.

In 1901 Frank Hornby, a clerk from Liverpool, England, invented and patented a new toy called " Mechanics Made Easy " that was based on the principles of mechanical engineering.

The present form of the toy piano was invented in Philadelphia by a 17-year-old German immigrant named Albert Schoenhut.

Their music was, broadly, repetitive minimalism, often of great technical difficulty ( Hobbs's Working Notes ( 1969 ) for four toy pianos ), great dynamic power ( Shrapnel's 4 Toy Pianos ( 1971 )), were used in various combinations with reed organs, and used compositional techniques that were either specific to British experimentalism ( such as systems music, invented by John White ), or borrowed from other disciplines ( such as Alec Hill's use of change ringing systems ).

The billiken doll, which was a Kewpie-like fad toy invented in 1908 very popular in Japan lent its name to the Terauchi administration, partly due to the doll ’ s uncanny resemblance to Terauchi Masatake's bald head.

When even more powerful versions of the Optimus Primal toy ( such as Optimal Optimus ) were introduced, Hasbro even invented a " 10 +" rating in an attempt to keep increasing the power levels.

Later, the electric flash-lamp used an electrical circuit to trigger a fuse to ignite explosive powder ( e. g., magnesium ) The flash-lamp was invented by Joshua Cohen ( a. k. a. Joshua Lionel Cowen of the Lionel toy train fame ) in 1899.

The plastic spring toy, known as the Plastic Slinky was invented by Donald James Reum, Sr. of Master Mark Plastics in Albany, Minnesota.

The toy was invented and developed by George Lerner in 1949, and first manufactured and distributed by Hasbro in 1952.

In 1960, the Play-Doh Fun Factory ( a toy press that extrudes the compound in various shapes ) was invented by Bob Boggild and Bill Dale.

Even though the toy has existed for thousands of years, it is often misunderstood as being invented in the 1950s.

Gilbert invented Erector in 1911, inspired by railroad girders, and the construction toy was introduced two years later.

He also invented the electric barber clippers, and for a short time produced a unique toy train, the Leland-Detroit Monorail.

Tickle Me Elmo was invented by Ron Dubren and Greg Hyman, two veteran toy inventors.

The Easy-Bake Oven was invented by Ronald Howes, a prolific toy inventor known for working with Kenner Products.

The space hopper was invented by Aquilino Cosani of Ledragomma, an Italian company that manufactured toy rubber balls.

Stickle Bricks are a construction toy primarily intended for toddlers invented by Denys Fisher in 1969.

The future value of Plücker and Geissler's research ' toy ' – apart from neon lighting – would be fully realized only 50 years later when Lee De Forest invented the Audion vacuum tube in 1906 ... creating the entire basis of long-distance wireless radio ( and TV ) communications.

K ' Nex is a brand name of a construction toy system invented by Joel Glickman, designed and produced by Industries of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, USA.

It was invented and patented by Uwe Meffert, and introduced by Tomy Toys of Japan ( then the 3rd largest toy company in the world ) in 1981.

A Super Ball ( aka SuperBall ) is a toy, invented in 1964 by chemist Norman Stingley by compressing a synthetic rubber material under high pressure.

The Slinky spring toy, invented by Richard James

It is speculated that the toy may have been invented independently in multiple places, or spread via international commerce.

Although Japan's indigenous people, the Ainu, had invented their own kendama-type game, it is considered most likely that the modern Japanese toy was derived from a European import.