And makes a slinkity sound? Unless you have somehow lived an existence free of a certain metal coil toy, you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that's ...

Born on the water in Philadelphia, the Slinky was developed by one of the first great women of the American toy industry. Maura McGlensey, 6, of Clifton Heights, plays with a Slinky during the ...

If Slinky creator Richard James could turn a spring into a toy, why not turn the toy into a movie? Montreal-based H2V Entertainment has partnered with James Industries, the Hollidaysburg, Pa.-based ...

The story of the Slinky begins with a mechanical engineer, a shipbuilding factory, and a mishap. It was 1943. The U.S. Navy needed ships for World War II as the Battle of the Atlantic raged in the ...