![]() ![]() Information and photos provided by Minnesota History Center. ![]() Pet Rock: This fad, which started as a spoof about pet ownership, proved that marketing is everything as millions of people forked over hard-earned money for something that was available for free. ![]() Speak & Spell: We didn't know it at the time, but we were looking at the forerunner of the hand-held computer game. But when they were marketed as "the world's first indoor ball," sales soared. Paul, the first incarnation - foam rocks - was a bust. Nerf balls: Created by the Reynolds Guyer Agency of Design in St. The original metal tips were replaced by plastic ones, but that still wasn't enough to keep them from eventually being banned. Jarts: These oversized darts flourished before toy safety was a major concern. Here, we see Rat Fink in his Heavy Chevy pickup and burning rubber. They decided to give up the tools and focus on toys. Tonka Toys: Minnesotans Avery Crounse, Lynn Baker and Alvin Tesch originally split their time between making garden tools and toys. Paul admen Charles Foley and Neil Rabens. It started innocently enough as a kids' shoe promotion created by St. Twister: Sears stores initially refused to carry this game because it was too risqué. Dad hats and baseball caps with adjustable snapback and buckle closures to fit mens and womens heads. Rat Fink: This demented rodent was created by a counterculture cartoonist who conceived it as a put-down of the oh-so wholesome Mickey Mouse. Original Rat Fink Com hats and caps designed and sold by artists. Here are some more images of Mouse, also notice his supply of German Helmets, he showed up at the car shows ready to sell merchandise.Barbie: This doll has changed over the decades, but one thing remains constant: Barbie stirred up controversy then, and she still does. In my memory, Mouse started the hat craze, and Roth simply followed suit. Mouse was in awe of Rothâs 3 dimensional art cars, but was by far the better 2 dimensional artist. Mouse published a catalog of his designs, Roth followerd suit, they were friendly competitors. Mouse could out paint Roth and each shirt was more or less hand done, on the spot to satisfy each customers wishes, Roth being a slower painter, silk screened his designs, often done by other artists, and simply colored in the backgrounds. Mouse would rake in the Money painting shirts and selling hats, Roth quickly picked up on Mouseâs ability to turn a buck and started selling monster shirts and hats also. In the beginning of the hot rod art thing, Roth brought the Cars and Mouse brought his T shirt booth. As the name Magnetic plush there is a magnet in Rat Finks hand and feet. My hanging spider was a inside joke, art wise,poking fun at my own drawings of hot cars moving fast an doing wheel stands ![]()
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