Born on the water in Philadelphia, the Slinky was developed by one of the first great women of the American toy industry. Maura McGlensey, 6, of Clifton Heights, plays with a Slinky during the ...

"What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, And makes a slinkity sound?" Do you feel compelled to sing along with those words? Maybe that’s because it's a jingle many Americans remember from their ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. -- About 300 people slunk into this town to bid on the earthly goods of the late Betty James, a woman whose life required as much flexibility and rebound as the spring-steel coil ...

Originally intended as a way to stabilize sensitive instruments on ships during World War II, the Slinky is quite simply a helical spring with an unusually good sales pitch. But as millions of ...

There are few sights more satisfying than watching a Slinky descend a flight of stairs, and lining the toy up just right to walk down every step elicits the same feeling as sinking a three-pointer, a ...