Once upon a time in 1876, there was a locksmith named Andreas Brandstatter. Mr.

Brandstatter planted a magical seed that would eventually blossom into Playmobil by founding an eponymous lock and metal fitting company in Furth, Germany. By the 1930s, Playmobil's pretend play had again been redefined; manufacturing telephones, cash registers, and various items for toy shops using sheet metal.

At the beginning of the 1950s, Horst Brandstatter, the Playmobil's current owner, came on board and started a new era in the company history. He updated Playmobil pretend play products, searched out new markets and focused production on his favorite material, plastic.

In 1958, the hula hoop craze gripped the world, and Horst Brandstatter was determined to perfect the pretend play toy that would inspire further exploration. Realizing that the technique, using air pressure, hot plastic hoses, and shape molds, could also produce basically any shape (in addition to the traditional bottles and hoops), Mr.

Brandstatter created the first prototype Playmobil pretend play item, a closed racing car manufactured in a single production step. From that point on, the company expanded rapidly with products in toys.

Playmobil was introduced at the 1974 International Toy Fair in Nuremberg and by using an innovative marketing strategy, parents and children responded uniformly with fascination and enthusiasm, to Playmobil (less)

25 W x 21.75 H.

(Toys not included). The Little Tikes Company, founded in 1970, is a multi-national manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, innovative children's products.

In November of 2006, Little Tikes became a part of MGA Entertainment. MGA Entertainment is a leader in the revolution of family entertainment.

Little Tikes'' headquarters and largest manufacturing facility are located in Hudson, Ohio. The company also has a number of locations outside the United States, including several manufacturing and distribution centers in Europe and Asia.

Little Tikes products are known for providing durable, imaginative and active fun. Products are manufactured in a wide variety of categories for young children, including infant toys, popular sports, play trucks, ride-on toys, sandboxes, activity gyms and climbers, slides, pre-school development, role-play toys, creative arts and juvenile furniture.

The red and yellow Cozy Coupe Car, an international icon in toys, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2004, with more than 6 million units sold since its creation. Little Tikes'' goal is to create and supply innovative products to customers and consumers around the world.

To reach that goal, Little Tikes'' associates'' actions are guided by the principles of Customer Satisfaction, Teamwork, Innovation, Marketing and Continuous Improvement (less)

Punched designs measures approximately 1/2x 1-7/8in. Available in a variety of fun Halloween and Harvest themes: each sold separately.

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Punch stands up-right for easy access and storage. Available in various Halloween and Harvest Designs: each sold separately.

Punched designs range in size from 1-5/8x1-3/4in to 1-7/8x1-7/8in. Imported (less)

Super-soft fleece is machine washable. One size fits all kids.

Now with pockets! (less)