TDmonthly scours the nation for companies that stand apart, whether for their unique visions or special products. Find out more about their history, present successes and future plans.
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Though some of his merchandise is tame, most of Jarman’s masks and puppetry are macabre and frightening. Vicious looking clowns... |
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Tor Clausen, an artist based in Olympia, Wash., started Musical Furnishings with intent to succeed, but some thought he was nuts... |
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In October 2004 Todd McFarlane, who has an 11-year history in the sports and movie licensing markets, held the official grand opening of a showroom and store in Tempe...
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OWI, Inc. is famous for their consumer and educational products. Known for durability and reliability, the company would seem a natural for producing robots...
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Founded in 1872 by Albert Schoenhut, the award-winning Schoenhut Toy Piano Company has moved into the twenty-first century with finesse.
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Jim Rothbarth, designer of the Chaos kinetics system, has been an entrepreneur and inventor since college...
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Steve Jackson, executive vice president of Oregon Scientific and founder of the North American Oregon Scientific Electronic Learning Products division, oversees sales and marketing, and supervises distribution throughout the continent.
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With what Life-Like calls some good old-fashioned American ingenuity and a little determination, the company turned again to its new foam material for the answers.
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Maple Landmark, a Vermont-based wood toy manufacturer, has grown from a small business to...
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Coming from a man who´s been on the pop culture pulse for two decades, his spontaneity is refreshing...
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Established in 1894, Regennas Candy, Inc. is a five-generation, family-owned-and-operated...
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Founded by professional extreme athletes in North Lake Tahoe, California, NSM Resources/HuckDoll...
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LevyMann Entertainment is less than two years old, but the company has already formed product agreements with such recognized names...
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Fractiles-7 was developed by Beverly Johnson and Marc Pelletier to “help bring the beauty of geometry into the mainstream"... |
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Even with over 30 years in business, Ravensburger is still
a relatively new name to North American toy buyers... |
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Since 1995, Taurus Toy Corporation´s Block-N-Roll
has won 14 major awards, including the “Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio
Award”... |
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What started out as a friendly debate between Stuart Quimby
and his wife in 1986 turned into a model that would be the basis of
a unique educational toy co.... |
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When slaying a dragon, the last thing a brave knight needs is a tunic
that itches his tummy... |
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After spending years in art publishing, John McGrath decided to buy
a failing toy company, W.J. Fantasy... |
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From creating puzzling whodunits to some of the hottest trading card
games around, Decipher has garnered a loyal following in its 20 years
of business... |
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In the year 2000, three career dads in Seattle were having trouble
finding classic fun for their families, so they founded Front Porch
Classics... |
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Concerns about the time children spend watching TV and playing on
the computer have motivated Little Tikes to offer alternatives. " |
