HowStuffWorks "How Play-Doh Modeling Compound Works" ". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19 . Retrieved 2007-02-27. The 50 Year History of Play-Doh". 2006. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006 . Retrieved February 19, 2009. Product 1: EASY, WHOLESOME FUN FOR KIDS FROM 3 YEARS OLD – The Play-Doh Fun Factory machine doesn't require any assembly or batteries, and Play-Doh compound is nice and soft for little hands to squish and shape. This all makes it an easy activity for toddlers, pre-school kids and even big kids to unleash their awesome imagination! a b c Wilson, Tracy V. (19 July 2000). "How Play-Doh Modeling Compound Works". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017 . Retrieved February 19, 2009. The wallpaper cleaner was already being phased out,” Bensch says. “Kutol was headed down the drain at that point.”

The handwriting was on the wallpaper for Kutol. Founded in 1912 in Cincinnati, the company’s primary product—a soft, pliable compound used for wiping soot from wallpaper—was no longer in demand and the firm’s future looked bleak. Fortunately, the sister-in-law of one of its principals had an idea: let kids play with it.

Play-Doh was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 1998. Sales soared in 1958 when Play-Doh was featured in televised ads on “ Captain Kangaroo,” “ Ding Dong School” and “ Romper Room.” Bob Keeshan, who portrayed the Captain, would talk about the product twice a week on his show, earning 2 percent of sales.

a b c Sobey, Edwin J.C.; Woody Sobey (2008). The Way Toys Work: The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch A Sketch, Boomerang, and More. Chicago Review Press. p.96. ISBN 978-1-55652-745-6. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31 . Retrieved 2016-02-19. On March 17, 2022, it was announced that a new animated film adaptation is in development at Entertainment One and its parent company Hasbro, Emily V. Gordon writing and Jon M. Chu producing and possibly directing. [16] [17] Series [ edit ]The product line branched out in 1960 with the introduction of the Play-Doh Fun Factory, a toy press that allowed the compound to be pumped out in different shapes. Other line extensions included Animal Ark, Make a Meal Sub Shop and Dr. Drill & Fill, though none had the lasting ability of the Fun Factory, which is still sold today.

In 2003, the Toy Industry Association placed Play-Doh into its "Century of Toys List", a roll call of the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the twentieth century. She already has loads of play-doh, rolling pin and a range of cutters (from Poundland) but wanted to get one of the machines she can make shapes out of. The syringe type is too difficult for her to push through the play-doh but with this plunger/push down type she's able to easily push through the play-doh to make different shapes. 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. [1] The Play-Doh Fuzzy Pumper Barber & Beauty Shop of 1977 and Mop Top Hair Shop of 1986 featured a figurine whose extruded "hair" could be styled.One of Play-Doh’s more endearing attributes is its distinctive smell. Anyone who has popped open a can of the molding compound easily recognizes its olfactory qualities. Children of all ages enjoy a fresh whiff of that inviting aroma emanating from a nontoxic mixture of flour, water, salt, borax and mineral oil. To preserve its proprietary pungency, Hasbro filed for trademark protection in 2017, claiming the product had “a unique scent formed through the combination of a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla-like fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, and the natural smell of a salted, wheat-based dough.” The company received the trademark on May 18, 2018.