Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Objects-fads


Barbie Dolls, introduced by Mattel in 1959, became a huge success in the sixties, so much so that rival toy manufacturer Hasbro came up with G.I.Joe , 12 inches tall and the first action figure for boys. Another doll, the troll or Dammit doll (named for its creator, Thomas Dam) was a good luck symbol for all ages.


California surfers took to skateboards as a way to stay fit out season, and by 1963, the fad had spread across the country.

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