Newsweek - USA (2019-12-06)

NNEWEWSWSWEEKEEK.C.COOMM 4141

7,000+

The number of injuries associated with Lawn Darts, a
toy from the 1980s that was subsequently banned by
the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1988

47%

The percentage of

holiday spenders

who intend to buy

toys this season, the

third most popular

type of present after

clothes and gift cards

98

The number of wire coils in the

original Slinky (debut: 1945).

A plastic version arrived in 1979.

7, 5 4 1ƠThe number of LEGO

pieces in the Star Wars UCS

Millennium Falcon, the largest

individual LEGO set ever

made. Price: $799.95

(on Amazon)

The number of people directly employed

in the manufacture, distribution or sale

of toys in the U.S.

COLLECTOR, SOURCES: THE NPD GROUP, THE TOY ASSOCIATION, GLOBAL TOY NEWWARMAN’S 101 GREATEST BABY BOOMER TOYS, 2019 DELOITTE HOLIDAY RETAIL SURVEYS, BANNED TOY MUSEUM, THE