Remco

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Remco Industries Inc.
IndustryToy Manufacturing
Founder
Key people
Marvin Azrak, Ezra Hamway
ProductsToys

Remco Industries Inc. was an American toy company. Founded in 1949, it is known for toys integrating technology and innovation from their inception. [1]

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The company's slogan in its early TV commercials was, "Every Boy Wants a Remco Toy...And So Do Girls!" [2]

History

In 1984, Remco nearly acquired the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) toy license, but lost out to LJN. [3]

Bankruptcy & Sale

In 1997, Jakks Pacific acquired Remco and AHI's Child Guidance from Azrak-Hamway. [4] Under Jakks Pacific, the brand was absorbed into its other products.

Toys

1950s

  • 1950s Space Commander Walkie Talkies [5]
  • 1959 Coney Island Penny Machine (Combination crane game and coin bank) [6]
  • 1959 Yankee Doodle Secret Rocket Test Center [7]

1960s

  • 1962 Caravelle Radio Transmitter and Receiver [8]
  • 1969 Tru-Smoke Trucks [9]
  • 1969 Frustration Ball [10]

1970s

  • 1970 Mister Brain [11]

1980s

1990s

References

  1. ↑ Fox, Margalit (2015-03-11). "Isaac Heller, Co-Founder of Remco and Toymaker to a Generation, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ↑ "You Can Tell It’s Mattel… It’s Swell!", Tim Forbes, American Heritage
  3. ↑ Wrestling legend Greg Gagne recalls brutal "war" wrestling Stan Hansen | UnSKripted . Retrieved 2024-11-16– via www.youtube.com.
  4. ↑ "Made in Jersey: Remco Toys - remote control toys were 'controlled' nearby in NJ". nj. 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  5. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "Space Commander Walkie Talkies from Remco". ToyTales.ca.
  6. ↑ "The Magic Market", Time , Dec. 14, 1959
  7. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "Yankee Doodle Secret Rocket Test Center from Remco (1959)". ToyTales.ca.
  8. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "Caravelle Radio Transmitter and Receiver". ToyTales.ca.
  9. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "Mini Tru-Smoke Diesel Mod-Pad Carrier from Remco". ToyTales.ca.
  10. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "Frustration Ball from Remco". ToyTales.ca.
  11. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "Mister Brain, the Tru-Smoke Robot". ToyTales.ca.
  12. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior from REMCO (1982)". ToyTales.ca.
  13. ↑ Coopee, Todd. "The Karate Kid from Remco (1986)". ToyTales.ca.
  14. ↑ "Hulk Hogan WWF 110 Film Camera (New Old Stock)". Retrospekt.
  15. ↑ Katty Zion, "Steel Tec", Katty Zion
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