There were no white letters in the Fisher-Price magnets. But, back in 1893, Miss C. and the other subjects interviewed by Wellesley students also had a tendency to connect “O” and the color white.

A surprising amount of people who grew up playing with one specific toy, which included a set of plastic, magnetic versions of all 26 letters of the alphabet in 6 colors now associate those ...

The Chicka Chicka ABC Magnet Book [With 26 Magnetic Letters, Magnetic Sheet] Bill Martin, Jr.. Little Simon, $15.95 (22pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85026-4 ...