In 1943 during World War II, Richard James was working as an engineer in the United States Navy. As he worked on a new ship, a torsion spring suddenly fell to the floor. Rather than gracing the ground ...

And makes a slinkity sound? Unless you have somehow lived an existence free of a certain metal coil toy, you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that's ...

If Slinky creator Richard James could turn a spring into a toy, why not turn the toy into a movie? Montreal-based H2V Entertainment has partnered with James Industries, the Hollidaysburg, Pa.-based ...

Those in the Pennsylvania Legislature, like Congress, probably aren't going to solve any big problems anytime soon so they might as well take up Bob Swain's cause. Swain, who lives outside of ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Everyone loves a Slinky - but few have started a campaign to make it the official state toy of Pennsylvania. Retired math teacher Bob Swaim was nearing the end of his ...

There are few sights more satisfying than watching a Slinky descend a flight of stairs, and lining the toy up just right to walk down every step elicits the same feeling as sinking a three-pointer, a ...

The pride exuded by residents of Delaware County ? the Philly suburb affectionately known as Delco ? is so kinetic you can almost feel the energy shift when you cross the county border. Wawa! Tina Fey ...

Betty James, who named the toy her husband invented -- the Slinky -- and rebuilt the toy company he abandoned, making the springy plaything a pervasive part of American culture, has died. She was 90.