For 250 years, Americans have learned to tighten their belts and teach their children why. During the Second World War, it ...

Edward Higinbotham donates his own wooden toys to children every holiday season. You could say that Ed Higinbotham is the honorary Santa Claus of Fayette County in Pennsylvania. But this Santa is a 93 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CNN) — Al Quattrocchi is a dedicated man. He fought for the Allies in World War II and married his wife Jean after meeting during a dance outside an English village during the war.

What started as a mechanism to keep equipment stable on board a Navy ship ended as one of the most recognizable toys of the 20th century. And at the helm of it all was Betty James, one of the first ...

For toy manufacturers in the U.S., less was definitely not more in 1964. That year Topper Toys produced Johnny Seven OMA, a toy weapon that included seven functionalities such as a grenade launcher, ...

Those of us familiar with the plastics industry have a certain appreciation for the material — for its durability, its versatility and dozens of other attributes. But even knowing its value, sometimes ...

One man in Oregon has dedicated decades of work into his donations, hand-crafting wooden cars, trains and tractors for the local community. One man in Oregon has dedicated decades of work into his ...