The Strong Museum of Play honored the life of a toy creator who died, Burt Meyer, 99, who had one of his creations inducted ...
Born in 1926 as Burton Carpenter Meyer, he enlisted in the Navy and served for two years as an aircraft mechanic. After ...
Toy Inventor Burt Meyer, Who Dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Dies Age 99 Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that ...
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When I think back to break time in the 1970s, I remember my hands – so icy cold I can hardly feel them – stiff and red in a primary school playground. We’re playing marbles. Friends take turns to roll ...
Watch a video of model trains on display and riding tracks at Edinboro Area Historical Society. Also, check out links to ...
Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the ...