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I thought the computer was at the science museum in Boston? Rkaufman13 15:57, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A Bit More History?[edit]

Might be interesing to give a bit more detail on the historical development of Tinkertoys, and compare how the original, 1950's and modern sets differ. The basic wheels, for example, are much larger in sets made after 1992 than they were before, and sets through the 50's and 60's didn't include the longer purple sticks.

The article also states that Tinkertoys didn't do well initially (why?), but within a year or two were selling by the millions (what changed to cause this?). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.92.174.105 (talk) 00:46, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Where were Tinkertoys made after they left Evanston, IL, and where are they made now? (The original site is now owned by Northwestern University, which uses the building on it for Facilities Management. That building appears to be too recently built to have been the orignal Tinkertoy plant.) Who owned the company before Playskool bought it, and when did current Playskool parent Hasbro transfer it to itself and away from Playskool? Via quickly Googling, I have found only 2 rather minimal historical sources:

Acwilson9 (talk) 22:16, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Measurements after 1992?[edit]

Saying what the measurements were before a date implies they were different after that date. Did they change and if they did, to what? Bizzybody (talk) 06:57, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For a minimalist history of the measurements, see, as I noted above:

https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/tinkertoy-brand

Acwilson9 (talk) 21:49, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Superstructs[edit]

How does the "Superstructs" toy line relate to Tinkertoy? It looks like Superstructs is a Tinkertoy clone. Did Tinkertoy patents expire? 131.200.248.39 (talk) 14:18, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]