Play-Doh Plus Variety Pack

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More than two billion cans of Play-Doh were sold between 1955 and 2005, [1] and, in 2005, Play-Doh was being sold in 75 countries at 95 million cans a year. But this is really the first compound with a whole new formula we’ve created that was intended to be used with traditional Play-Doh. Advertisements promoting Play-Doh on influential children's television shows in 1957 furthered the product's sales.

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In 1971, Rainbow Crafts and Kenner Products merged, and, in 1987, the Tonka Corporation bought the two. Play-Doh Plus launched with the company’s Sweet Treats line, but is now available in multiple other lines as well. The product was first manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s.And not only does Play-Doh encourage role-playing but it is also a great way to learn about colours, shapes, and textures. Build, sculpt, and mould your own designs with the squishy, child-friendly dough in lots of different fun colours. Play-Doh contains some wheat and may cause allergic reactions in people who are allergic to wheat gluten. Providing endless opportunities for creativity and imagination - it's a toy that can be enjoyed by kids of all ages.

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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. Play-Doh was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 1998.Following World War II, with the transition from coal-based home heating to natural gas and the resulting decrease in internal soot, and the introduction of washable vinyl-based wallpaper, the market for wallpaper cleaning putty decreased substantially.

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Rather than start from scratch, the chemists took the regular compound—“because there is a particular expertise in the production of it,” Lombardo says—and began to make tweaks to its formula (which is a carefully guarded secret). And here at The Entertainer, we offer a fantastic range of Play-Doh sets to inspire your little one's playtime.The taste is a little bit different when you’re making a small batch versus if you’re making a big batch, so there’s tweaks to the formula that are made when we get into production as well. Since its launch on the toy market in the mid-1950s, Play-Doh has generated a considerable amount of ancillary merchandise such as the Fun Factory. And then there was the challenge of producing the bigger batches, which also requires tweaking the formula.