a Slinky

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# Clue Answer As Given Value Round Category Air Date Show
During the Vietnam War, this toy of 80 feet of wire was sometimes used as a portable antenna for radios a Slinky $200 J CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES 2024-02-09 #9035
According to its jingle, it "walks down stairs, alone or in pairs" a Slinky $1,000 J TOYING WITH YOU 2022-10-04 #8712
A spring that "walked" instead of falling when knocked over inspired this marvelous toy a Slinky $800 J TOYS 2016-05-04 #7293
In 1943 Richard James worked on a set of springs to stabilize items in rough seas; that became this toy in 1945 Slinky $800 DJ TOY STORY 2012-11-22 #6484
Invented in 1943, this toy was flung over tree branches by soldiers in Vietnam & used as a makeshift radio antenna the Slinky FJ TOYS 2011-11-29 #6257
Initial sales for it were sluggish, but demonstrations of how it walked down stairs at Gimbels made it walk off shelves a Slinky $600 J THE NATIONAL TOY HALL OF FAME 2011-06-24 #6180
Betty James named a classic toy this, a word meaning "stealthy, sleek & sinuous" Slinky $800 J TOYS & GAMES 2010-01-19 #5837
"What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs... Everyone loves" this wonderful toy Slinky $1,200 DJ CLASSIC TOYS 2008-06-25 #5493
"What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs...everyone loves" this wonderful toy Slinky $500 J TOYS ARE US 2001-01-04 #3764
While making a torsion meter, an engineer got the idea for this classic toy Slinky FJ TOYS 1998-12-21 #3291
This favorite bills itself as a "walking spring toy" a Slinky $400 J TOYS & GAMES 1995-01-19 #2394
This toy which has entertained generations of kids is nothing more than 67' of coiled steel a Slinky $100 J TOYS & GAMES 1993-02-01 #1941
This toy is made of 67 ft. of wire twisted into about 92 coils--& that's all a Slinky $100 J TOYS 1989-05-12 #1095
Name of this toy, 1st introduced in 1945: a Slinky $100 J ONE TOY 1988-07-12 #907
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