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To find out more about Vintage/ Classic Toys, click on the 'view arrow' next to each item below. A new window will open and you'll be able to get yourself a real bargain.A Slinky, or "Lazy-Spring," is a coil-shaped toy invented by mechanical engineer Richard James in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] Slinkys come in various sizes. The shape is a simple helix, or coil design, of a ribbon of material, originally metal. The Slinky can "walk" down stairs as the coils stretch and reform as gravity moves them down each step. In 1943, Richard James, a US $50,000-a-year marine engineer stationed at the Cramp shipyards in Philadelphia, observed a torsion spring fall off a table and roll around on the deck (a torsion spring has no compression or tension). He told his wife: "I think there could be a toy in this. Courtesy of Wikipedia
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| Triangle Shape Slinky Stocking Filler Multicoloured NEW | £0.99 | 23 November @ 12:17:15 |
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| SLINKY - RAINBOW COLOURED MAGIC SPRING (BNIB) | £1.45 | 23 November @ 18:13:15 |
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| SLINKY - RAINBOW COLOURED MAGIC SPRING (BNIB) | £1.45 | 23 November @ 18:13:15 |
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| ORIGINAL SLINKY METAL | £1.50 | 23 November @ 20:11:27 |
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| WALKING SPRING METAL SLINKY XMAS STOCKING NEON PINK | £1.76 | 23 November @ 22:35:27 |
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| METAL MINI SLINKY SPRING GAME Great Childrens Fun Toy | £2.99 | 24 November @ 19:03:28 |
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| BOGOF GLITTER SLINKY SPRING GAME Childrens Fun Toy | £1.99 | 24 November @ 19:04:28 |
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| BOGOF GLITTER SLINKY SPRING GAME Childrens Fun Toy | £1.99 | 24 November @ 19:04:28 |
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| new mini slinky kids/adults stcoking filler for xmas | £1.69 | 24 November @ 19:59:15 |
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| SLINKY - RAINBOW COLOURED MAGIC SPRING (BNIB) | £1.69 | 25 November @ 20:05:15 |
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