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American toy manufacturer
Two boys playing "Hop Ching Checkers" (Chinese checkers) at a summer camp, Montreal , July 1942
Pressman Toy Corporation is a toy manufacturer based in Richardson, Texas . Founded in 1922 by Jack Pressman, it currently focuses on family games and licensed products.
History [ edit ]
The company was founded in 1922 by Jack Pressman, who brought in Max Eibitz as a partner in 1925, with Pressman doing sales and Eibitz managing the firm's Brooklyn factory.[1] One of the company's first hits was Chinese checkers , a game that Pressman acquired the rights to in 1928 after spotting the game on a trip to Colorado, and first marketed as "Hop Ching Checkers".[2]
The company was an innovator in licensing games and toys from popular media, such as the Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy comic strips. After the release of Walt Disney 's first full-length animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Pressman released a series of Snow White toys based on the film.[1]
Pressman ended his partnership in 1947. He reincorporated later that year as Pressman Toy Company and brought in his wife, Lynn Pressman (née Raymond), who had held senior positions in New York City department stores, as the new company's executive vice president. As Jack Pressman's health deteriorated, she took a greater role in the operation of the firm, and served as its president following his death in 1959.[3]
The 1950s brought the Doctor Bag , designed to help children feel more comfortable with visits to the doctor, which was followed by a Nurse Bag and corresponding Ken and Barbie versions licensed in 1962. A series of items were licensed from Walt Disney Productions , starting after the debut of The Mickey Mouse Club television series in 1955.[1] Lynn Pressman oversaw the signing of baseball star Roger Maris to promote the company's Big League Action Baseball, and later signed Tom Seaver of the New York Mets and Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox to represent the product.[3]
Inspired by a letter from the anti-war Westchester Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Raymond oversaw the creation of a series of Pen Pal Dolls, each approved by UNICEF , which included a pen, stationery and information about the doll's country including a simple dictionary, with the name and address of a girl in one of 20 countries around the world.[4]
James Pressman, son of Jack and Lynn, took over as president in 1977. Since that time, Pressman Toy Company has marketed a series of family games including the code-breaking game Mastermind , the tile-based game Rummikub and the dominoes variant Tri-Ominos . The company has also created licensed products for game shows such as Deal or No Deal , Jeopardy! , Wheel of Fortune and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and markets games based on such popular TV series and movies as Scooby-Doo , Hello Kitty , Dinosaur Train , Happy Feet Two , The Smurfs , Modern Family , and Diary of a Wimpy Kid .[1]
In July 2014, the Pressman Toy Corporation was bought by Goliath Games , a Dutch game manufacturer.[5]
Products [ edit ]
24 DVD Board Game
Ad Liners
Addams Family Family Reunion Game, The
Addams Family, The: Find Uncle Fester ! Card Game
Alva
Amazing Race DVD Board Game
American Chopper DVD Board Game
Animal MASTERMIND Towers
Annoying Thing Game, The
Atmosfear the DVD Board Game
Bank On It!
Beakman's World Beakmania Game
Big Brother – The Game
Black Box (out of production)
Blockhead!
Cardcaptors: Challenge of the Clow Spirits Game
Careers
Catch Zoboo If You Can!
Charade Game, The, 1992
Charades for Dummies Game
Charades for Kids
Checkers
Chess Empire
Chicanery
Chick-A-Boom
Chimp and Zee Dinosaur Whirl
Chimp and Zee Going On Vacation
Chimp and Zee Pesky Pirates
Chimp and Zee Who's the Princess
Chimp and Zee Zoo Who?
Chinese Checkers
Clash
Coffee Talk
Combo
Concentration
Crosswords for Dummies
Cube Fusion (originally by House of Games)
Deal or No Deal Board Game
Dennis the Menace
Devil's Dice
Devil's Triangle
Dexter's Laboratory – The Incredible Invention Vs Dee Dee
Dexter's Laboratory: Race to the Brainergizer!
Divin' Dolphins
Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur
Domino Rally
Don't You Forget It
Doorways to Adventure
Doorways to Horror
Double Dare Home Game
Double Decker
Drag-Ominos
Dream Star
Dungeon of Doom
EXO-Squad Game
Extreme Rock Climbers
Fantastic 4 vs. Dr. Doom Game
Fib Finder Extreme
Flyin' Frogs
Fortune
Franklin and the Green Knight Adventure Game
Franklin Goes to School The Game
Frog Pond
Fun House
Ginnykub
Gooey Louie
Grave Danger
Great Day in the Park Game
Green Lantern Power of the Ring
Green Lantern Quickshot
Guess-a-Doodle
Hammerons
Happy Feet 2 Freezing Frenzy
Hidden Talents
Hi-Spot
Hold Everything!
Home Game
Hulk Busts Loose
Hydro Strike
I'm Telling!
iGAMEz
Jay Jay The Jet Plane Fly On Over Game
Jeopardy! , 1986
Jeopardy! - Simpsons Edition
Judge for Yourself
Jumpin' Monkeys
King Kong Skull Island Game
Know The USA
Legends of the Hidden Temple game, 2017
Let's Go Fishin'
Let's Go Shopping
Let's Make A Deal
Lie Detector Game
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous : The Game
Like Minds
Likes 'N Gripes
Littlefoot Make a Match game
Lucky Ducks
Make 7
Marvel Super Heroes Game
Marvel Trivia Game
Mastermind
Mastermind for Kids
Mastermind Secret Search
Mental Floss Game
MindTrap
MindTrap II
Modern Family
Monkey Swing
Mouse, Mouse! Get Outta My House
Mr. Bucket
MTV Remote Control
Muscle Man
Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel
My First Rummikub
Napoleon Dynamite : It's Pretty Much My Favorite Animal Game
NCIS the Game
The Newlywed Game
The Oregon Trail
Othello
Overturn
Perpetual Notion
Pirates' Plunder
Pokerkub
Powerpuff Girls – Save the Day Game
Precious Moments Game
Quad-Ominos (out of production)
Quarto!
Read My Lips, 1990
Real Dumb Laws
Reggi un attimo!
Revenge of Dracula
Ring Around the Nosey
Rock Paper Scissors Game
Rock Trivia
Rummikub , 1980
Rummikub 500
Rummikub Rummy Dice Game
Running Charades
Rushin' Russian
Safely Home
Saved by the Bell Game
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Schampus
Scooby-Doo Cyber Chase
Scooby-Doo Mystery Mansion Game
Scooby-Doo The Movie Game
Scooby-Doo! Get That Dog
Scooby-Doo! Thrills and Spills
Scooby-Doo Bobblehead Game
Scooby-Doo Hide & Shriek
Scooby-Doo Trivia Game
Scooby-Doo! Who Are You? Game
Senseability [sic ]
Shark Bite
Shift Tac Toe
Silly Soup
Skill Ball
Slap Happy
SMATH
Snapple Real Facts Game
Sneaky Pete
Soldiers with Repeating Cannon Game
Spawn: The Game
Speedboard – a Nintendo licensed accessory made for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Spelling Bee Bingo
Spellway
Spider-Man 2 Make a Match Game
Spider-Man vs the Green Goblin
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock Game
Spider-Man Web Attack
Spider-Man Web Launch Game
Squiggly Worms
Star Poker
State the Facts
Stone Protectors
SuDoku – The Board Game
Switch 16
Talk About
The Office Trivia Board Game
The Office DVD Board Game
Therapy
Therapy: The second session
Therapy: V.I.P. Edition
Thin Ice
Think Ominos
Think Tac Toe
Three Stooges VCR Game, The
Tick, the: Hip Deep In Evil!
Tigo
Tilt'n Tumble
Topple
Tough Luck
Treasure Trolls
Tri-Ominos
Tri-Ominos for Kids
Trivia Adventure, 1983
Trivia Adventure Plus
Trivia for Dummies
True Colors
Truth or Consequences
Twist & Hold 'Em Poker Cube
VH1 Pop Up Video Game
Wavelength game
Weapons & Warriors – Castle Siege Game
Weapons & Warriors – Cavalry Attack Set
Weapons & Warriors – Lashout Launcher
Weapons & Warriors – Pirate Battle
Weapons & Warriors – Power Catapult Set
Weapons & Warriors – Star Fort
Wheel of Fortune Game, 1986
Wheel of Fortune Game Junior Edition
Where's the Ostrich?
Who Said That?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Junior
Who's Riding On the Bus?
Win By A Nose
The Wizard of Oz Game
Wizard of Oz Trivia Game, The
Wizard of Oz Yellow Brick Road Game, The
Wonder Art
Wordkub
Wordsearch
X-Men : Under Siege
Yes! No! Game
Zoboomafoo
Zoom Ball
Zathura
References [ edit ]
^ a b Grimes, William . "Lynn Pressman Raymond, Toy Executive, Dies at 97" , The New York Times , August 1, 2009. Accessed August 2, 2009.
^ Cook, Joan. "Dolls Are Ambassadors for Peace; Foreign Costumes Lead Little Girl to Pen Pals" , The New York Times , May 8, 1965. Accessed August 2, 2009.
^ "Goliath Games acquires US firm Pressman Toy Corporation" . www.toynews-online.biz . Retrieved 2015-12-08 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pressman_Toy_Corporation&oldid=1229959680 "
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