One of Hasbro’s early hits, Mr. Potato Head was purchased from “inventor George Lemer,” as Wikipedia calls him.

They paid $7,000.

He died the year “Toy Story” came out. Hope he saw it.

   
 

“Sews just like Mother’s,” except for the part where the thread goes throughout the needle which moves up and down at a high rate, producing a lasting, durable seam.