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Toy Guide 2002: Company Index

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The toys in this guide are available in stores throughout your area. If you have difficulty finding a toy, you may want to contact the manufacturers for the location of the nearest retailer carrying the toy. For additional contact information, you can also view the Toy Industry Association's member listings on their website at: www.toy-tia.org/industry/members


ALEX 800.666.2539
Battat Inc. 800.247.6144
Bestever, Inc. 800.767.3060
Binney and Smith Inc. 800.272.9652
Briarpatch® 800.232.7427
BRIO® 888.274.6869
Cadaco 800.621.5426
The Doll Factory 800.430.2213
Fisher Price, Inc. 800.432.5437
Funrise Toy Corporation 800.882.3808
Great American Trading Company 800.225.7449
Hasbro, Inc. 800.752.9755 (preschool items)
800.327.8264
Hedstrom 800.438.7133
Hoberman Designs 888.229.3653
Ideoplastos, Inc.™ 800.488.5554 (outside NY area)
631.588.8700
International Playthings, Inc. 800.445.8347
Lauri® 800.451.0520
Learning Curve International 800.704.TOYS
The Learning Journey International 877.839.3969
LEGO Systems, Inc. 800.422.5346
LGB of America 800.669.0607
Little Kids, Inc. 800.545.5437
Manhattan Toy® 800.541.1345
Maple Landmark, Inc. 800.421.4223
Mattel, Inc. 800.524.8697
Mega Bloks 800.465.6342
Munchkin® 800.344.2229
Neurosmith 800.220.3669
Ohio Art Company® 800.641.6226
Playmobil USA, Inc. 800.775.TOYS
Radio Flyer, Inc. 800.621.7613
Roylco, Inc. 800.362.8656
Small World Toys 800.421.4153
Spin Master Toys 800.622.8339
Sport-Fun 800.423.2597
Tangle, Inc. 888.829.3808
Team Concepts North America, Ltd. 800.486.0898
Toymax, Inc. 800.222.9060
Zapf Creation 877.629.9273

For more information, please contact:

Toy Industry Foundation, Inc.
1115 Broadway, Suite 400
New York, NY 10010
212.675.1141
www.toy-tia.org

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
800.232.5463
www.afb.org

The Toy Industry Foundation, Inc. and American Foundation for the Blind would like to thank Frank Simpson, superintendent at the Lavelle School for the Blind, for hosting our toy test and Joe Catavero, principal of the New York Institute for Special Education, as well as the students, teachers, staff and aides at the Lavelle School for the Blind and the New York Institute for Special Education. With special acknowledgement to Cynthia Simmons of AFB for coordination/ set-up of the toys for the test and AFB interns Ronique Gumbs and Alex Buhkma for their assistance.

The 2002 Guide was researched and written by:

Colleen McMillen (TIF)
Regina Genwright, Jessica Mathewson (AFB)

 



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