Remember hearing the calming WHOOOOSH? Watching it parade downstairs? That’s right, the Slinky is still here and bringing a whole new definition to the term “style”, with the elegant 14 KT Gold Plated Slinky. Children and adults every where will have a blast with this time-tested and true educational toy!

History
In the midst of World War II in 1943, Richard James, a United States Navy engineer stationed at the William Cramp and Sons shipyards in Philadelphia, was working in his home laboratory developing springs that could support and stabilize sensitive instruments aboard ships in rough seas. He accidentally knocked one of the springs from a shelf, and watched as the spring "stepped" in a series of arcs from the shelf, to a stack of books, to a tabletop, to the floor, where it re-coiled itself and stood upright. He told his wife Betty he thought he could make a toy of it. She was dubious at first, but changed her mind after the toy was fine-tuned and neighborhood children expressed an excited interest in it. She dubbed the toy Slinky (meaning "sleek and graceful"), after finding the word in a dictionary, and deciding that the word aptly described the sound of a metal spring expanding and collapsing. Bringing the world, Slinky!

Now even the most spoiled and spoiled at heart kids can feel the glory of the 14 carat Gold Plated Slinky. Any one would love it as a birthday, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day or holiday gift. Coming in a classy wood box, this Slinky is sure to please and last for generations, just like the Slinky song!

SLINKY SONG
What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs
and makes a slinkity sound?
A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing!
Everyone knows it's Slinky.
It's Slinky, it's Slinky,
It's fun, it's a wonderful toy.
It's Slinky, it's Slinky, it's fun,
It's a wonderful toy.
It's fun for a girl or a boy.

Box Size: 3.75in (9.53cm) x 3.75in (9.53cm) x 2.75in (6.99cm)

Recommended for ages 10 and older.

Weight: 0 lb 13 oz ( 0.37 kg )