As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, ABC is taking a look at how the Slinky became a classic American toy.

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 ...

Some inventions come after long planning and contemplation. Some innovations take place through sheer unpredictability. The Slinky is definitely part of the latter. Richard James, who was a naval ...

The story of the Slinky begins with a mechanical engineer, a shipbuilding factory, and a mishap. It was 1943. The U.S. Navy needed ships for World War II as the Battle of the Atlantic raged in the ...