That CNN newscaster is full of it!!!! Toys WERE manufactured in the US!! Remember Mattel?????
CNN does not hire journalists, they are ACTORS reading a script….
All she had to do was google search and she would have seen all the toy companies the majority of which were in AMERICA!!!!
90,000 companies moved their companies over seas…..
List of 108 different vintage toy makers
Manufacturer Location Dates Toys Made & Info
American Flyer Chicago, IL 1910-1966 Trains, airplanes & accessories
American National Company Toledo, OH 1894-1941 Pedal cars, pressed steel trucks, bicycles, scooters
Applause Toy Company New York, NY 1979-present Dolls, plush toys, Simpsons
Asahi Tokyo, Japan 1950-present Lithographed tin toys, die-cast cars
Arcade Manufacturing Company Freeport, IL 1868-1946 Die-cast cars, farm equipment, gasoline pumps
Arnold Company Nuremberg, Germany 1906-present Trains & nautical toys
Auburn Rubber Corporation Auburn, IN 1913-1968 English Palace Guard toys, military miniatures
Bandai Tokyo, Japan 1950-present Lithographed tin toys, action figures, Power Rangers
Barclay Manufacturing Company West Hoboken, NJ 1923-1971 Toy soldiers & die-cast cars
Bassett-Lowke, Ltd. Northampton, England 1899-present Scale-model railroads
Gebruder Bing Nuremberg, Germany 1866-1960s Steam engines, lithograph cars
R. Bliss Manufacturing Co. Pawtucket, RI 1832-1914 Lithographed paper on wood, dollhouse, games
Brimtoy London, England 1910-1932 Tin and later die-cast road vehicles
Wells Brimtoy, Ltd. Holyhead, Wales 1932-1965 Tin and later die-cast road vehicles
Karl Bub Nuremberg, Germany 1851-1966 Lithographed tin car, trucks, trains
Buddy L East Moline, IL 1921-present Trucks, contruction toys, planes
Burnett, Ltd. Birmingham, England 1905-1930s Lithographed tin vehicles, London buses
George Carette Nuremberg, Germany 1866-1917 Lithographed tin mechanical trains, cars, boats, planes
Carlisle & Finch Cincinnati, OH 1895-present Electric trains (1896-1915), marine lighting after 1915
Carter Tru-Scale Rockford, IL 1946-1971 Farm toys
Chad Valley Toys Birmingham, England 1897-present Stuffed bears & toys, tin lithographed toys
J. Chein & Company Harrison, NJ; NY, NY 1903-1979 Lithographed tin banks, toys, tin boxes
Citroen France 1923-1936 Lithographed tin toy cars
Morton E. Converse Co. Winchendon, MA 1887-1934 Wooden housed, dollhouse, dollhouse furniture
Corgi Hawthorne, CA 1956-present Made Mattoy in 1956, Mattel bought brand in 1993
Cosmo Manufacturing Co. Chicago, IL 1888-1926 Novelty toys for Cracker Jack, trinkets
Creative Playthings Framingham, MA 1951-present Swing sets & playground equipment
Crescent Toys London, England 1921-1970s Toy soldiers, metal & plastic toys
Dent Hardware Company Fullerton, PA 1895-1937 Cast-iron and cast-aluminum banks & vehicles
Dinky Toy Liverpool, England 1901-1979 Dinky toys, toy car kits, trains, relaunched as Meccano
Dorfan Company Newark, NJ 1924-1934 Electric & mechanical trains
Dowst Brothers Company Chicago, IL 1890-1926 Tootsietoys, dollhouses
Dowst Manufacturing Company Chicago, IL 1926-1961 Changed name to Strombecker Corporation in 1961
Ertl Company Dyersville, IA 1945-present Die-cast metal farm & construction toy vehicles
Georg Fischer Nuremberg, Germany 1903-1930 Tin toys, often unmarked
Fisher-Price Toys East Aurora, NY 1930-present Became of wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel in 1993
Gebruder Fleischmann Nuremberg, Germany 1887-present Tin cars in the 20s & 30s, took over Doll et Cie in 1939
Garton Toy Company Sheboygan, WI 1879-1974 Pedal cars, wagons, sleds, outdoor toys
Gendron Wheel Company Toledo, OH 1877-present Pedal cars, wagons, sleds, outdoor toys
A.C. Gilbert Company New Haven, CT 1908-1966 Erector sets, magic sets, scientific toys, puzzles
Grey Iron Casting Company Mount Joy, PA 1881-1969 Cars & related cast toys, soldiers
Grimm & Leeds Camden, NJ 1905 Dollhouses
S.G. Gunthermann Nuremberg, Germany 1877-1965 Horse-drawn vehicles, planes, comic characters
Haji (Mansei Toy Company) Tokyo, Japan 1951-1960s Metal vehicles
Hasbro Pawtucket, RI 1923-present Mr. Potato Head, G.I. Joe, Play-Doh, My Little Pony
O. & M. Hausser Stuttgart, Germany 1904-1983 Wooden toys, banks, Elastolin toys, dolls
J. L. Hess Nuremberg, Germany 1826-1941 Tin clockwork & pull-along trains
Hubley Lancaster, PA 1894-1965 Cast-iron toys, fire engines, cap guns
Ideal Novelty & Toy Company Brooklyn, NY 1903-1938 Stuffed toys & dolls
Ideal Toy Corporation Brooklyn, NY 1938-1982 Sold to CBS in 1982
Ives Corporation Bridgeport, CT 1868-1928 Lithographed tin clockwork toys, horse-drawn vehicles
JEP (Jouets en Paris) Paris, France 1899-1965 Lithographed clockwork cars, airplanes
Kenton Hardware Company Kenton, OH 1890-1952 Cast-iron cars, Gene Autry repeating cap pistol
Kilgore Manufacturing Company Westerville, OH 1925-1985 Cast-iron cars, Stutz roadster, cannons, cap guns
Kingsbury Keene, NH 1895-1942 Clockwork cars, trucks, buses, aircraft
Kirk-Latty Manufacturing Co. Cleveland, OH 1894-1926 Pedal cars, wagons, bicycles
K’NEX Industries, Inc. Hatfield, PA 1992-present Building sets, Lincoln logs
Knickerbocker Toy Company New York, NY 1850-1983 Teddy bears, plush toys
LEGO Company Billund, Denmark 1932-present Plastic building bricks & systems
Ernest Lehmann Brandenburg, Germany 1881-present Clockwork & lithographed tin toys
Lesney Products England 1948-1982 Die-cast toy cars
Lineol Brandenburg, Germany 1906-1942 Military toys, soldiers, vehicles
Lines Brothers, Ltd. London, England 1919-1983 Tin clockwork toys & cars
Lionel Manufacturing Co. New York, NY 1900-present Electric trains & accessories
Gebruder Maerklin Goppinghen, Germany 1859-present Toy boats, airplanes, electric trains
Manoil Manufacturing Co. New York, NY 1934-1955 Cars & cast toys
Marklin Goppinghen, Germany 1859-present Toy boats, airplanes, electric trains
Fernand Martin Paris, France 1887-1919 Double-action tin mechanical toys
Marusan Tokyo, Japan 1947-present Tin toys, optical toys
Louis Marx & Company New York, NY 1919-1979 Revived the Yo-Yo in 1928, electric trains & more
Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA 1945-present Barbie, Hot Wheels, He-Man, Tickle Me Elmo
McLoughlin Brothers New York, NY 1855-1920 Games, Acquired by Milton Bradley in 1920
Meccano Liverpool, England 1901-1979 Dinky toys, toy car kits, trains
Mettoy Company, Ltd. London, England 1933-1956 Tin toys, plastic toys after 1945
Mettoy Playcraft, Ltd. Swansea, South Wales 1956-1984 Die cast Corgi toys
Milton Bradley Company Springfield, MA 1861-present Board Games like Battleship & Twister
Mound Metalcraft Mound, MN 1947-1955 First Tonka toys, Changed name to Tonka in 1955
MT (Masudaya Toys) Tokyo, Japan 1945-present Mechanical & battery operated tin toys
Murray-Ohio Manufacturing Co. Cleveland, OH 1919-1957 Pedal Cars, wagons & bicycles, Steelcraft line
Murray-Ohio Manufacturing Co. Brentwood, TN 1957-present Makes bicycles & lawn mowers
Ohio Art Company Bryan, OH 1908-present Tin lithographed toys, Etch-A-Sketch, Disney toys
Parker Brothers Salem, MA 1883-present Card games, board games, Monopoly, Sorry, Clue
Ernst Plank Nuremberg, Germany 1866-1900 Clockwork figures, magic lanterns, boats
Playskool Milwaukee, WI 1928-present Tinkertoys, Weebles and other toys
Rich Manufacturing Co. (Rich Toys) Sterling, IL 1915-1953 Wooden dolls, toyhouses, rocking horses
Rich Industries, Inc. Tupelo, MI 1953-1962 Wooden dolls, toyhouses, rocking horses
A. Schoenhut & Company Philadelphia, PA 1872-1935 Toy pianos, dolls, wooden toys
Schuco Nuremberg, Germany 1912-1976 Clockwork toys & cars, mohair covered toys
Selchow & Richter Company New York, NY 1867-1986 Parcheesi, Scrabble, Pin the Tail on the Donkey
SH Tokyo, Japan 1959-present Horikawa Toys, Battery operated space toys
J. & E. Stevens Cromwell, CT 1843-1930s Cast iron toys, banks, jacks, doll furniture
Strauss New York, NY 1914-1940 Clockwork wind-up toys
Strombecker Corporation Chicago, IL 1961-present Tootsietoys
Sun Rubber Company Barberton, OH 1930-50,60-74 Rubber cars, dolls, floating toys
J.W. Sutcliffe Horsforth, England 1885-present Tin toys, battleships, speedboats
Tipp and Company Nuremberg, Germany 1912-1971 Tin military toys
Toledo Metal Wheel Company Toledo, OH 1887-1930s Pedal cars, Blue Streak line
Tonka Toys Mound, MN 1955-1991 Steel vehicles, acquired by Hasbro in 1991
Toy Tinkers, Inc. Evanston, IL 1914-1952 Tinkertoys, sold to A.G. Spaulding in 1952
Tyco Toys Mt. Laurel, NJ 1926-present Games, toys, action figures, joined Mattel in 1996
Unique Art Manufacturing Co. Newark, NJ 1916-1950s Lithographed mechanical tin windup toys
Universal International Hong Kong 1980-2000 Dinky toys, Matchbox cars
Wham-O Manufacturing Company San Gabriel, CA 1948-present Slingshots, hula hoopps, fribee, super balls
A.C. Williams Company Ravenna, OH 1886-present Cast-iron cars, rigs, airplanes, tractor toys
Wolverine Toy Company Pittsburgh, PA 1903-1970 Sandy Andy, Corner Grocery, housekeeping toys
Wyandotte Toys Wyandotte, MI 1921-1956 Toy guns, targets, lever action airplanes & cars
Y (Yonezawa) Tokyo, Japan 1950s-1970s Battery operated toys (AKA Yone or STS
That CNN newscaster is full of it!!!! Toys WERE manufactured in the US!! Remember Mattel?????
CNN does not hire journalists, they are ACTORS reading a script….
All she had to do was google search and she would have seen all the toy companies the majority of which were in AMERICA!!!!
90,000 companies moved their companies over seas…..
List of 108 different vintage toy makers
Manufacturer Location Dates Toys Made & Info
American Flyer Chicago, IL 1910-1966 Trains, airplanes & accessories
American National Company Toledo, OH 1894-1941 Pedal cars, pressed steel trucks, bicycles, scooters
Applause Toy Company New York, NY 1979-present Dolls, plush toys, Simpsons
Asahi Tokyo, Japan 1950-present Lithographed tin toys, die-cast cars
Arcade Manufacturing Company Freeport, IL 1868-1946 Die-cast cars, farm equipment, gasoline pumps
Arnold Company Nuremberg, Germany 1906-present Trains & nautical toys
Auburn Rubber Corporation Auburn, IN 1913-1968 English Palace Guard toys, military miniatures
Bandai Tokyo, Japan 1950-present Lithographed tin toys, action figures, Power Rangers
Barclay Manufacturing Company West Hoboken, NJ 1923-1971 Toy soldiers & die-cast cars
Bassett-Lowke, Ltd. Northampton, England 1899-present Scale-model railroads
Gebruder Bing Nuremberg, Germany 1866-1960s Steam engines, lithograph cars
R. Bliss Manufacturing Co. Pawtucket, RI 1832-1914 Lithographed paper on wood, dollhouse, games
Brimtoy London, England 1910-1932 Tin and later die-cast road vehicles
Wells Brimtoy, Ltd. Holyhead, Wales 1932-1965 Tin and later die-cast road vehicles
Karl Bub Nuremberg, Germany 1851-1966 Lithographed tin car, trucks, trains
Buddy L East Moline, IL 1921-present Trucks, contruction toys, planes
Burnett, Ltd. Birmingham, England 1905-1930s Lithographed tin vehicles, London buses
George Carette Nuremberg, Germany 1866-1917 Lithographed tin mechanical trains, cars, boats, planes
Carlisle & Finch Cincinnati, OH 1895-present Electric trains (1896-1915), marine lighting after 1915
Carter Tru-Scale Rockford, IL 1946-1971 Farm toys
Chad Valley Toys Birmingham, England 1897-present Stuffed bears & toys, tin lithographed toys
J. Chein & Company Harrison, NJ; NY, NY 1903-1979 Lithographed tin banks, toys, tin boxes
Citroen France 1923-1936 Lithographed tin toy cars
Morton E. Converse Co. Winchendon, MA 1887-1934 Wooden housed, dollhouse, dollhouse furniture
Corgi Hawthorne, CA 1956-present Made Mattoy in 1956, Mattel bought brand in 1993
Cosmo Manufacturing Co. Chicago, IL 1888-1926 Novelty toys for Cracker Jack, trinkets
Creative Playthings Framingham, MA 1951-present Swing sets & playground equipment
Crescent Toys London, England 1921-1970s Toy soldiers, metal & plastic toys
Dent Hardware Company Fullerton, PA 1895-1937 Cast-iron and cast-aluminum banks & vehicles
Dinky Toy Liverpool, England 1901-1979 Dinky toys, toy car kits, trains, relaunched as Meccano
Dorfan Company Newark, NJ 1924-1934 Electric & mechanical trains
Dowst Brothers Company Chicago, IL 1890-1926 Tootsietoys, dollhouses
Dowst Manufacturing Company Chicago, IL 1926-1961 Changed name to Strombecker Corporation in 1961
Ertl Company Dyersville, IA 1945-present Die-cast metal farm & construction toy vehicles
Georg Fischer Nuremberg, Germany 1903-1930 Tin toys, often unmarked
Fisher-Price Toys East Aurora, NY 1930-present Became of wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel in 1993
Gebruder Fleischmann Nuremberg, Germany 1887-present Tin cars in the 20s & 30s, took over Doll et Cie in 1939
Garton Toy Company Sheboygan, WI 1879-1974 Pedal cars, wagons, sleds, outdoor toys
Gendron Wheel Company Toledo, OH 1877-present Pedal cars, wagons, sleds, outdoor toys
A.C. Gilbert Company New Haven, CT 1908-1966 Erector sets, magic sets, scientific toys, puzzles
Grey Iron Casting Company Mount Joy, PA 1881-1969 Cars & related cast toys, soldiers
Grimm & Leeds Camden, NJ 1905 Dollhouses
S.G. Gunthermann Nuremberg, Germany 1877-1965 Horse-drawn vehicles, planes, comic characters
Haji (Mansei Toy Company) Tokyo, Japan 1951-1960s Metal vehicles
Hasbro Pawtucket, RI 1923-present Mr. Potato Head, G.I. Joe, Play-Doh, My Little Pony
O. & M. Hausser Stuttgart, Germany 1904-1983 Wooden toys, banks, Elastolin toys, dolls
J. L. Hess Nuremberg, Germany 1826-1941 Tin clockwork & pull-along trains
Hubley Lancaster, PA 1894-1965 Cast-iron toys, fire engines, cap guns
Ideal Novelty & Toy Company Brooklyn, NY 1903-1938 Stuffed toys & dolls
Ideal Toy Corporation Brooklyn, NY 1938-1982 Sold to CBS in 1982
Ives Corporation Bridgeport, CT 1868-1928 Lithographed tin clockwork toys, horse-drawn vehicles
JEP (Jouets en Paris) Paris, France 1899-1965 Lithographed clockwork cars, airplanes
Kenton Hardware Company Kenton, OH 1890-1952 Cast-iron cars, Gene Autry repeating cap pistol
Kilgore Manufacturing Company Westerville, OH 1925-1985 Cast-iron cars, Stutz roadster, cannons, cap guns
Kingsbury Keene, NH 1895-1942 Clockwork cars, trucks, buses, aircraft
Kirk-Latty Manufacturing Co. Cleveland, OH 1894-1926 Pedal cars, wagons, bicycles
K’NEX Industries, Inc. Hatfield, PA 1992-present Building sets, Lincoln logs
Knickerbocker Toy Company New York, NY 1850-1983 Teddy bears, plush toys
LEGO Company Billund, Denmark 1932-present Plastic building bricks & systems
Ernest Lehmann Brandenburg, Germany 1881-present Clockwork & lithographed tin toys
Lesney Products England 1948-1982 Die-cast toy cars
Lineol Brandenburg, Germany 1906-1942 Military toys, soldiers, vehicles
Lines Brothers, Ltd. London, England 1919-1983 Tin clockwork toys & cars
Lionel Manufacturing Co. New York, NY 1900-present Electric trains & accessories
Gebruder Maerklin Goppinghen, Germany 1859-present Toy boats, airplanes, electric trains
Manoil Manufacturing Co. New York, NY 1934-1955 Cars & cast toys
Marklin Goppinghen, Germany 1859-present Toy boats, airplanes, electric trains
Fernand Martin Paris, France 1887-1919 Double-action tin mechanical toys
Marusan Tokyo, Japan 1947-present Tin toys, optical toys
Louis Marx & Company New York, NY 1919-1979 Revived the Yo-Yo in 1928, electric trains & more
Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA 1945-present Barbie, Hot Wheels, He-Man, Tickle Me Elmo
McLoughlin Brothers New York, NY 1855-1920 Games, Acquired by Milton Bradley in 1920
Meccano Liverpool, England 1901-1979 Dinky toys, toy car kits, trains
Mettoy Company, Ltd. London, England 1933-1956 Tin toys, plastic toys after 1945
Mettoy Playcraft, Ltd. Swansea, South Wales 1956-1984 Die cast Corgi toys
Milton Bradley Company Springfield, MA 1861-present Board Games like Battleship & Twister
Mound Metalcraft Mound, MN 1947-1955 First Tonka toys, Changed name to Tonka in 1955
MT (Masudaya Toys) Tokyo, Japan 1945-present Mechanical & battery operated tin toys
Murray-Ohio Manufacturing Co. Cleveland, OH 1919-1957 Pedal Cars, wagons & bicycles, Steelcraft line
Murray-Ohio Manufacturing Co. Brentwood, TN 1957-present Makes bicycles & lawn mowers
Ohio Art Company Bryan, OH 1908-present Tin lithographed toys, Etch-A-Sketch, Disney toys
Parker Brothers Salem, MA 1883-present Card games, board games, Monopoly, Sorry, Clue
Ernst Plank Nuremberg, Germany 1866-1900 Clockwork figures, magic lanterns, boats
Playskool Milwaukee, WI 1928-present Tinkertoys, Weebles and other toys
Rich Manufacturing Co. (Rich Toys) Sterling, IL 1915-1953 Wooden dolls, toyhouses, rocking horses
Rich Industries, Inc. Tupelo, MI 1953-1962 Wooden dolls, toyhouses, rocking horses
A. Schoenhut & Company Philadelphia, PA 1872-1935 Toy pianos, dolls, wooden toys
Schuco Nuremberg, Germany 1912-1976 Clockwork toys & cars, mohair covered toys
Selchow & Richter Company New York, NY 1867-1986 Parcheesi, Scrabble, Pin the Tail on the Donkey
SH Tokyo, Japan 1959-present Horikawa Toys, Battery operated space toys
J. & E. Stevens Cromwell, CT 1843-1930s Cast iron toys, banks, jacks, doll furniture
Strauss New York, NY 1914-1940 Clockwork wind-up toys
Strombecker Corporation Chicago, IL 1961-present Tootsietoys
Sun Rubber Company Barberton, OH 1930-50,60-74 Rubber cars, dolls, floating toys
J.W. Sutcliffe Horsforth, England 1885-present Tin toys, battleships, speedboats
Tipp and Company Nuremberg, Germany 1912-1971 Tin military toys
Toledo Metal Wheel Company Toledo, OH 1887-1930s Pedal cars, Blue Streak line
Tonka Toys Mound, MN 1955-1991 Steel vehicles, acquired by Hasbro in 1991
Toy Tinkers, Inc. Evanston, IL 1914-1952 Tinkertoys, sold to A.G. Spaulding in 1952
Tyco Toys Mt. Laurel, NJ 1926-present Games, toys, action figures, joined Mattel in 1996
Unique Art Manufacturing Co. Newark, NJ 1916-1950s Lithographed mechanical tin windup toys
Universal International Hong Kong 1980-2000 Dinky toys, Matchbox cars
Wham-O Manufacturing Company San Gabriel, CA 1948-present Slingshots, hula hoopps, fribee, super balls
A.C. Williams Company Ravenna, OH 1886-present Cast-iron cars, rigs, airplanes, tractor toys
Wolverine Toy Company Pittsburgh, PA 1903-1970 Sandy Andy, Corner Grocery, housekeeping toys
Wyandotte Toys Wyandotte, MI 1921-1956 Toy guns, targets, lever action airplanes & cars
Y (Yonezawa) Tokyo, Japan 1950s-1970s Battery operated toys (AKA Yone or STS
China would REALLY fold if we moved our manufacturing out of China. China wouldn’t be where they are today without US manufacturing.
It’s funny, that Abby thinks her opinion matters. Just do the interview and shut up when someone is trying to answer your stupid questions.
If it was up to the liberal morons on CNN they would prefer there would no tariffs for other countries