Play Doh Compared To Today

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In 1956, the enjoyable toy, Play-Doh, was created. That fun toy was one of the most popular toys from 1945 to 1975. Society has come a long way since then; there have been many different new types of play-doh created. 1955, more than two billion cans of Play-Doh have been sold worldwide. Since 1960, dozens of accessories and playsets have also been developed and sold.While comparing the toys from decades ago to today, one should think about how they may be used, the price, and the technology/materials used to create them. Another popular toy amongst kids and tweens today is Play-Doh. The Play-Doh company started off their business as a car cleaning product that came in a can, it was originally created for adults to use in order to get off …show more content…

Shoppers could purchase a separate dress-up pack, for the low price of $1.69, to allow children to express their dolls in their own creative way; Which happens to be similar to how companies do it today. Popular businesses like Barbie and American Girl Doll have grown bigger and bigger using the same idea of the little plastic mannequin dolls. The company American Girl Doll has continued to grow and has become so popular that their most favorite doll this year, Corinne Tan, costs $110 including the clothing that comes with the doll. The reason for the change of cost may be based on the strong and high-tech materials used to create these dolls. It’s been many years since the 1950s which means that new, strong, high-tech materials have been invented since then. “There are a huge variety of collectible toys from the 1950s.”(1950s Toys: What Toys Were Popular in the 1950s?). Tin Toy cars, friction cars, die-cast cars, trucks, and farm equipment are all some of the most popular toys from the 50s. Today, many of the popular toy cars are electrically motored and have new features that people in the 1950s wouldn’t even think about having. Toy cars are just one of the many examples of the different technology/materials change from today versus decades