- The original walking spring toy
- Slinky stretches,snaps back and makes the 'Slinkity sound'
- Slinky can walk down slopes or stairs
- Fun for children therapeutic for adults
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Technical Details
Product Specifications
| Model Number: | SLINKY |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces: | 1 |
| Assembly Required: | No |
| Batteries Required?: | No |
| Batteries Included?: | No |
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
The original walking spring toy it stretches,snaps back and makes the famous 'Slinkity' sound. Juggle it from hand to hand and watch it walk down slopes or stairs. Fun for children therapeutic for adults. Slinky has sold over 300 million pieces worldwide since its launch over 60 years ago.
Product Description
Now here's a gadget with a real pedigree and a real story to tell. You might recall its use in exciting demonstrations about energy transfer when you were at school. But the truth is, it's much, much more deeply interesting than all that. Invented in 1943 by naval engineer Richard James and first marketed in Philadelphia in 1945 - selling-out all 400 of its first run in just 90 minutes - the slinky was destined for greatness that has since taken it into space on the Shuttle, to war in Vietnam, and, yes, into thousands of physics labs in schools across the world. Not only is it inspired in its invention (an accident), but it's equally inspired in terms of its brand name (the ramblings of a suburban housewife). Slinky. Brilliant. One just couldn't make it up. Now, as it approaches its 65th birthday, the slinky is Pennsylvania's official state toy. It has a guaranteed place in the official Toy Hall of Fame. Why? Because all you need is a slinky and a set of stairs, and a whole afternoon slips by. For sheer exuberant slinkability, there is only one original slinky. A 20th Century classic.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Not the same as the one I remember from childhood. The metal does not seem to be as fine so there are not as many coils on the spring and it doesn't stretch as much. On a positive side this does make it less likely to get tangled. It still 'walks' down the stairs okay and the children love it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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My 6 year old stepson was over the moon with his slinky, at last a toy that did exactly as he expected it to, and its lasting longer than the cheap plastic versions that are so common now.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Yowza dudes how did I miss this sweet little mamma, it is awesome you put it on the top of your stairs and it WALKS down the stairs ! No batteries or anything.It's a keeper
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
great classic toy, be careful to not get it twisted though
this is a great classic toy. Just a word of warning though, if it gets twisted up it will never be the same and won't work again, this is the third one we have had to buy, but all... Read more
Published 29 days ago by busy mother
Original Slinky :ITS NOT !
Product not as advertised, these are not original slinky's. The metal is different, the spring coils and lengths are different. This will not walk down your stairs. Read more
Published 2 months ago by mamplin
Fake Slinky
Not an "Original Slinky". It came in a box which was marked as "Springy" not the box that appears in this advert. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A reader
Good
I got this for a stocking filler for my son, he thought it was great it bought back some memories as well.
Published 4 months ago by G. Clarke
Not like they used to be!
Bought this slinky for my 4 year old daughter, who really enjoys playing with it. We have tried to walk it down our stairs several times, but it just doesn't do it!
Published 4 months ago by Kate
a treat
this was bought for my 2 cats as a treat but it scares the daylights out of them, not as slinky as they used to be, heavier now.
Published 5 months ago by M. E. Hewitt
The sound of the past
Good simple fun and feels quite robust - an essential in our house. But it's the sound it makes as it walks down the stairs that brings back the happy memories. Read more
Published 8 months ago by rpleigh
Neil
A little smaller than some of the ones I've had before, but that is reflected in the price. Perfect for me to teach waves in Physics, trouble it I just want to play with it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by NS
Oh what fun
Amazing! Slinkies are still so much fun, even at the age of 23 ;)
It also teaches you about waves in physics, part of the reason I got it is because I am studying lasers at... Read more
It also teaches you about waves in physics, part of the reason I got it is because I am studying lasers at... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Thomas Wright
good fun
the slinky is good fun. it takes a bit of getting used to in order to get it to walk all the way down the stairs. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Stracs
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