Etch A Sketch is a mechanical drawing toy invented by André Cassagnes of France. The toy was introduced near the peak of the Baby Boom on 12 July 1960 for USD 2. 99. It went on to sell 600,000 units that year and is one of the best known toys of that era.
About Etch A Sketch in brief
Etch A Sketch is a mechanical drawing toy invented by André Cassagnes of France and subsequently manufactured by the Ohio Art Company. The Etch A Sketch has a thick, flat gray screen in a red plastic frame. There are two white knobs on the front of the frame in the lower corners. Twisting the knobs moves a stylus that displaces aluminum powder on the back of the screen, leaving a solid line. The toy was introduced near the peak of the Baby Boom on 12 July 1960 for USD 2. 99. It went on to sell 600,000 units that year and is one of the best known toys of that era. In 1998, it was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong, in Rochester, New York. In February 2016, the rights to the design and design were acquired by Toronto-based Spin Master Corporation.
The initial price was USD 89.99, with several buttons to manipulate drawings to manipulate the screen. In 2003, the Toy Industry Association named Etch a Sketch one of. the 100 most memorable toys of the 20th century. It has since sold over 100 million units world wide and is a kind of plotter. The inside surface of the glass screen is coated with aluminium powder, which is then scraped off by a movable stylus. To erase the picture, the user turns the toy upside down and shakes it. This causes polystyrene beads to smooth out and re-coat the inside surface with aluminum powder.
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