silly putty is now owned by the company that makes crayola crayons. Binney & Smith—the Easton, Penn.-based company that invented the now-eponymous Crayola crayon—purchased Silly Putty a year ...

Silly Putty > Date invented: 1943. Silly Putty was born out of desperation during World War II. Japanese forces had invaded rubber producing nations, limiting American access to the material.

Silly Putty • Date invented: 1943. In the 1940s, the United States needed a new source of rubber after Japan had invaded Malaysia and cut off U.S. supply of the material.

9. Silly Putty • Date invented: 1943. In the 1940s, the United States needed a new source of rubber after Japan had invaded Malaysia and cut off U.S. supply of the material. The War Production Board ...

Silly Putty, Tonka trucks inducted in Toy Hall of Fame <br>SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ A World War II scientist was looking for ways to produce synthetic rubber when, by accident, he invented a classic ...

Silly Putty languished in the world of labs and science until the owner of a toy store in New Haven, Conn., Ruth Fallgatter, saw some potential and put it in the catalog. It was a smash hit, selling ...

Silly putty is a simple invention, made of boric acid and rubber. Scientists who invented it 70 years ago were looking for an alternative to rubber. But the new material became a toy, and hasn't ...

Silly Putty abides. While it may have escaped the notice of anyone under 40 years old, the pinkish goo in the red plastic egg stomped into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2001, where, with more ...

Silly Putty > Date invented: 1943. In the 1940s, the United States needed a new source of rubber after Japan had invaded Malaysia and cut off U.S. supply of the material.