In examining the history of famous robots, you’d be forgiven for overlooking a 1950s children’s toy named Robert. Robert the Robot, who was a product of the once-mighty Ideal Toy Company, didn’t do ...

Designs for furniture, glass, pottery and even kitchen appliances changed dramatically in the 1950s. New materials such as plastic, which could be molded and easily shaped, made revolutionary designs ...

There are lots of different types of toys. This is a toy… And these are all toys! But how are toys now different from the past? Here’s our timeline! Let’s look at toys from the 1950s to the 2020s and ...

On January 23rd, 1957, Frisbee inventor Walter Morrison sold the rights to his creation to toy company Wham-O!, setting the stage for the release of one of the most popular toys of all time. But the ...

The eagerly-awaited 1950s cinema at Beamish Museum has now started to take shape along with new shops as the visitor attraction's ambitious new development project continues. Work has finally started ...

Kids who couldn't bear to part with their favorite action figures back in the 1960s were wise beyond their years--those playthings fetch a lot of money today. For the first generation raised on ...

Everyone knows Santa’s elves make the best toys, but if you don’t have time to pop to the North Pole, then Belfast’s own expert in the field, Raymond Kirkpatrick, is the man to talk to.