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 Toys Listed by Manufacturer

Below is a list of toys featured on this site organised by manufacturers. Firstly are the three main companies (Hasbro, Kenner and Mattel), followed by nine of the most well known. The rest are then listed alphabetically.

At the bottom of the page I have added a brief historical timeline for the main manufacturer, headed by Hasbro and Mattel who seem to have acquired most of the other well known toy companies over the years! Use the links above to view the main toys page where they are listed alphabetically by decade, or by type (dolls organised by size and theme, and plush/plastic animals organised by species).

 Hasbro  Kenner  Mattel

 American Greetings
  aka: AmToy / Those Characters From Cleveland
 Fisher Price  Galoob

1980's

Brush-a-Loves [AmToy / Tyco]
Get Along Gang [Those Characters... / Tomy]
My Pet Monster [American Greetings]
Nosy Bears
[ Those Characters... / Playskool]
Snuggle Loves [American Greetings - AmToy]
TuggaBows [AmToy]

1980's

Purr-tender [Fisher Price / Hallmark]
Smooshees


 Hornby  Matchbox  Playskool

 Tomy  Tonka  Tyco

 Other Companies A - H  Other Companies I - Q  Other Companies R - Z

AG Toys
Lil Lolliypops

Animal Fair
Chubbles

Bandai
Tiny Blessing

Bluebird
Mimi and the Goo Goos [Bluebird/Mattel]

Buddy L
Luv Buds

CapToys
Blooming Dolls
Merwees

Sqwish Puppies

City Toys
Angeloso / Angelorso

Coleco
Princess Magic Touch

Commonwealth Toys
DinoSnores

Creative Innovators
Alpha Critters

Dakin
Frou Frou

Dreams Inc.
Sonny Angel

Dreamworks
Cuddle Brites

DSI Toys
Dreamie Sweets

Ertl
My Little Angel

Fantacy Inc.
Twinkle Bears

Flair
Pound Puppies

Fun World
Baby Petals

Ideal
Chipmunks
Kindles

Irwin
Pound Puppies

Jakks Pacific
Pound Puppies

Starcastles [Jakks Pacific for Disney]

JRL Toys
Alley Kats

Lanard
Jelly Bean
Glo Pals

LJN Toys
Blinkins
Oodles

Mary Meyer
Pound Puppies

Mega
Mystic Babies

Meritus
Kidgetts
Darlin' Dinos

MGA Entertainment (MGA)
Sugar Planet

Multi Toys Corp. (MTC)
Little Beauties
Pretty Little Pups

My Best Toys
Castle Keep Gargoyles

Panosh Place / Panosh Group
Furskins

Wonder Whims
[Panosh Group / Marvin Glassin]

Phoenix Toys
Fabulous Felines

Radica
Cupcakes

Schaper
Lil' Me

Soma
Mermaid Island

Telitoy
Victoria Plum

Tiger Toys
Tea For Two

Toy Biz
Miss Party Surprise

Toymax
Everglo, The Light Up World of
[Toymax]

Toys 'n Things / Toy Things (TNT / TT)
Blooming Babies
Dream Girl
Story Book Treasures
Sweet Scents

Trendmasters
Starcastles

Uneeda
Liddle Kiddles [Tyco / Uneeda]

Vir
Angeloso / Angelorso

Vivid Imaginations
Fluffy Surprise
Magic Merbabies [Vivid Imaginations / Hasbro]

Yes!
Princess of The Flowers

Zizzle
PJ Sparkles


 Brief Timeline Main Toy Manufacturers
Over the years, Hasbro has acquired Playskool, Tonka, Kenner and Galoob amongst many others. Below are the timelines of these five companies.

Hasbro

  • 1923 - Hasbro founded, originally named Hassenfeld Brothers.
  • 1968 - Hassenfeld Brothers changed its name to Hasbro Industries.
  • 1984 - Hasbro acquired The Milton Bradley Company and Playskool.
  • 1991 - Hasbro acquired Tonka Corporation (including Kenner Products and Parker Brothers).
  • 1992 - Hasbro consolidated Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers board games into Hasbro Games.
  • 1994 - Hasbro restructured the corporation into two groups – the Hasbro Toy Group ( Kenner, Tonka and Playskool) and the Hasbro Games Group (Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley).
  • 1997 - Hasbro acquired Russ Berrie & Company subsidiaries, Cap Toys and OddzOn.
  • 1998 - Hasbro acquired Galoob.

Galoob

  • 1954 - Galoob founded.
  • 1998 - Galoob acquired by Hasbro.

Kenner

  • 1947 - Kenner Products founded.
  • 1967 - Kenner Products acquired by General Mills (who also acquired Parker Brothers in 1968)
  • 1984 - Kenner Parker Toys Inc. spun off from General Mills.
  • 1986 - Kenner Parker Toys Inc. acquired by Tonka.
  • 1991 - Kenner Products acquired by Hasbro (along with all other Tonka divisions).
  • 2000 - Kenner closed down.

Playskool

  • 1928 - Playskool founded.
  • 1984 - Playskool acquired by Hasbro.
  • 1994 - Playskool restructured by Hasbro in the Hasbro Toy Group (along with Kenner and Tonka).

Tonka

  • 1946 - Tonka founded, originally named Mound Metalcraft.
  • 1955 - Mound Metalcraft changed its name to Tonka.
  • 1986 - Tonka Corporation acquired Kenner Parker Toys Inc.
  • 1988 - Tonka Corporation established four operating divisions: Kenner Products, Parker Brothers and Tonka Products serving the U.S. and Tonka International.
  • 1991 - Tonka Corporation acquired by Hasbro (including Kenner Products and Parker Products).
  • 1994 - Tonka restructured by Hasbro as part of the Hasbro Toy Group (which also included Kenner and Playskool).

Over the years, Mattel has acquired Fisher-Price and Tyco amongst many others. Below are the timelines of these three companies.

Mattel

  • 1945 - Mattel founded.
  • 1986 - Mattel entered into a joint venture with Bandai.
  • 1993 - Mattel acquired Fisher-Price.
  • 1997 - Mattel acquired Tyco Toys.
  • 1998 - Mattel acquired Bluebird Toys PLC.

Fisher-Price

  • 1930 - Fisher-Price founded.
  • 1969 - Fisher-Price acquired by The Quaker Oats Company.
  • 1991 - Fisher-Price division spun off by Quaker Oats and the company became an independent, publicly traded company.
  • 1993 - Fisher-Price acquired by Mattel.
  • 1997 - Fisher-Price merged with Tyco.

Tyco

  • 1926 - Tyco founded.
  • 1988 - Tyco acquired AmToy, a division of American Greetings.
  • 1993 - Tyco acquired Matchbox.
  • 1997 - Tyco acquired by Mattel, then merged with Fisher-Price.
 
 
 
 

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