Interesting Invention - Play-Doh
Play-doh was first manufactured to be used as a wallpaper cleaner. It was created by Noah McVicker of Cincinnati-based soap manufacturer Kutol Products.
(It was a putty made of flour, water, salt, boric acid, and mineral oil, formulated to remove soot and oily residue from wallpaper, but children at a nursery school in Cincinatti school had been using it as a modeling compound to make Christmas ornaments. McVicker's nephew, Joe McVicker, joined Kutol with the remit to save the company from bankruptcy; and saw the opportunity to completely remarket the product, and the rest, as they say, is history.
The Toy Industry Association named Play-Doh in its "Century of Toys List" in 2003. I do hope they gave that nursery school a free supply.)
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| "Play-Doh" by Larry D. Moore © 2006 Larry D. Moore. Creative Commons 3.0 |
The Toy Industry Association named Play-Doh in its "Century of Toys List" in 2003. I do hope they gave that nursery school a free supply.)
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