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| Formerly | The Playskool Institute (1928–1938) |
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| Company type | Division (1928–68) Subsidiary (1968–84) Brand (1984–present) |
| Founded | July 26, 1928 |
| Founder | Lucille King |
| Defunct | 1984 (as a company) |
| Fate | Acquired by Milton Bradley in 1968, last factory closed in 1984,[1] becoming a brand of Hasbro.[2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Manuel Fink |
| Products | Educational toys Games |
| Brands | (see below) |
| $23 million (1965[1]) | |
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Number of employees | 700 (1984[2]) |
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Playskool is an American brand of educational toys and games for preschoolers. The former Playskool manufacturing company was a subsidiary of the Milton Bradley Company and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Playskool's last remaining plant in the aforementioned city was shut down in 1984, and Playskool became a brand of Hasbro, which had acquired Milton Bradley that same year.[2] Amidst a major corporate restructuring at Hasbro, to focus on licensing, digital games and core toy brands in 2023, Hasbro entered into a licensing agreement with PlayMonster to take over the brand.[3]
- ^ a b Playskool, Inc. at Encyclopedia of Chicago
- ^ a b c Playskool MFG Co. at Chicago Museum
- ^ a b "PLAYMONSTER AND HASBRO ANNOUNCE EXPANDED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON PLAYSKOOL AND RELAUNCH OF WEEBLES". 30 March 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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