
The Toys That Built America
A look at the enormous prices people have paid for the cherished toys they have always wanted.

A look at the enormous prices people have paid for the cherished toys they have always wanted.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kick their way into the action figure market in the late 1980s.

The Christmas crazes that helped transform holiday shopping into the frenzy that it is today.

After passing on the biggest deal in toy industry history, Ray Wagner's a step behind Bernie Loomis.

Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, but the Parkers threaten his reign.

A young machinist in England creates a toy car small enough to fit inside a matchbox.

Ruth Handler and Merrill Hassenfeld compete for toy industry dominance.

Gross equals big bucks for toymakers; examining innovative toys designed to shock.

A look at the enormous prices people have paid for the cherished toys they have always wanted.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kick their way into the action figure market in the late 1980s.

The Christmas crazes that helped transform holiday shopping into the frenzy that it is today.

After passing on the biggest deal in toy industry history, Ray Wagner's a step behind Bernie Loomis.

Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, but the Parkers threaten his reign.

A young machinist in England creates a toy car small enough to fit inside a matchbox.

Ruth Handler and Merrill Hassenfeld compete for toy industry dominance.

Gross equals big bucks for toymakers; examining innovative toys designed to shock.

A look at the enormous prices people have paid for the cherished toys they have always wanted.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kick their way into the action figure market in the late 1980s.

The Christmas crazes that helped transform holiday shopping into the frenzy that it is today.

After passing on the biggest deal in toy industry history, Ray Wagner's a step behind Bernie Loomis.