Toy Inventors - Arctophile

Toy Inventor Eddy Goldfarb and the Patents Behind His Hits

September 29, 2026 by Cut Rizka Maulida

Workshop bench with a small green plastic prototype part, a pen, safety glasses and power tools in the background

Eddy Goldfarb sold his first hit, Yakity Yak Talking Teeth, for $900 and licensed everything after. His patents trace a career from wind-up teeth to KerPlunk.

Toys and the Amazing Stories Behind Great Inventions

October 15, 2026September 23, 2026 by Cut Rizka Maulida

Pale pink coiled metal spring toy arched on a wooden table against a white paneled wall

Lincoln Logs, Slinky, Frisbee, Etch A Sketch, and Super Soaker: five famous toy inventions checked against their US patents and the National Toy Hall of Fame.