Playthings (magazine)

Playthings
Editor-in-chief Maria N. Weiskott[1]
Former editors
Categories Toy, Game, and related Entertainment industries[3]
Frequency monthly[3]
Founder Robert McCready[2]
Henry C. Nathan[4]
Year founded 1902[5]
First issue January 1903 (1903-01)[2]
Final issue Fall 2010 (2010)[2]
Company Sandow Media[6]
Country USA
Based in New York City[7]
Language English
Website www.playthings.com (defunct)[3][8]
www.giftsanddec.com/channel/160-playthings (current)
ISSN 0032-1567

Playthings is an American trade magazine focusing on the toy and game industry. It was founded in 1902 by editor Robert McCready[2] and publisher Henry C. Nathan,[4] and it was published in physical form by Sandow Media on a monthly basis until Fall 2010 when it became an insert section and was merged with Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine.[4] Playthings is also published online and is supplemented by a weekly email newsletter, Playthings Extra.[9] The magazine has won multiple Jesse H. Neal Awards,[2][9] and is generally regarded as the premier trade magazine of the American toy industry.[10]

Historical timeline

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Weiskott, Maria N. "Milestone: Playthings magazine." Gifts & Decorative Accessories. Pg.127. 1 January 2003. ISSN 0016-9889. Also available via HighBeam Research here (subscription required).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Leccese, Donna. "Playthings Tracks History of Growth, Change." Playthings. 1 September 1993. ISSN 0032-1567. Retrieved 23 March 2015 via HighBeam Research here (subscription required).
  3. 1 2 3 Annicelli, Cliff. "Playthings Magazine Lists the Top Toys STILL AVAILABLE on Toy." Bloomberg L.P. 30 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trien, Susan. "More than 100 Years of Playthings Magazine Acquired by the Brian Sutton-Smith Library & Archives of Play at the Strong in Rochester, New York". The Strong. 1 October 2010.
  5. 1 2 Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Vol.4. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Pg.2014. 1913.
  6. 1 2 Fell, Jason. "Sandow Media Buys Eight Magazines from RBI." FolioMag.com. March 2010.
  7. Annicelli, Cliff. "Intriguingly Different..." Playthings. 1 August 2007. ISSN 0032-1567. Retrieved 23 March 2015 via HighBeam Research here (subscription required).
  8. 1 2 Snook, Pam. "Playthings Magazine Partners With Strong Museum". PR Newswire. 12 November 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 Oliver, Larry. "Words on Play: It's an honor ... Playthings recognized for editorial excellence". Playthings. 1 April 2005. ISSN 0032-1567. Retrieved 23 March 2015 via HighBeam Research here (subscription required).
  10. Scott, Sharon M. "Playthings" in Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. Pg.245. 2010. ISBN 9780313351112.
  11. Staff. "For more than 100 years, Playthings magazine stood." Brian Sutton-Smith Archives of Play. 17 November 2014.
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