The toys that topped the bestseller lists through the decades

When I think back to break time in the 1970s, I remember my hands – so icy cold I can hardly feel them – stiff and red in a ...
Boston Herald

Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the postwar ...
Wall Street Journal

Burt Meyer, Inventor of Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots and Other Hit Toys, Dies at 99

What does it take to keep kids amused? Before the invention of electronic games and smartphones, that was a more complicated question for parents. Burt Meyer provided many of the answers. Meyer, who ...
U.S. News & World Report

Toy Inventor Burt Meyer, Who Dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Dies Age 99

Toy Inventor Burt Meyer, Who Dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Dies Age 99 Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that ...
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Robots dance, clean and rescue toy cats at expo in Japan

Robotics companies flexed their latest creations at the International Robot Exhibition 2025 on Wednesday (December 3), which is being held at Tokyo’s iconic Big Sight exhibition hall and runs until ...
The News-Gazette

Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99

Retro toys have made a comeback among kids in the 2012 holiday shopping season, including Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots at Mast General Store in Columbia, S.C. Retro toys have made a comeback among kids in ...