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Eddy Goldfarb

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Eddy Goldfarb · Technology & Engineering

What

Invented 800+ toys including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers.

When

September 5, 1921, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Where

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Biography

Eddy Goldfarb is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Invented 800+ toys including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers.

How & why

Eddy Goldfarb is an American toy inventor, born to a Jewish family in Chicago and a US Navy submarine veteran of World War II. Over a career spanning decades he invented more than 800 toys, including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers. His playful inventions have delighted generations of children around the world.

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Invented 800+ toys including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers.

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Source: Wikipedia