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Signs Point To Yes: 3 Iconic Toys Make The Hall Of Fame

NPR
Published December 20, 2018 at 12:33 PM CST
The Magic 8 ball is one of three iconic toys inducted into the National Museum of Play's Toy Hall of Fame this year. (Courtesy of the National Museum of Play)
The Magic 8 ball is one of three iconic toys inducted into the National Museum of Play's Toy Hall of Fame this year. (Courtesy of the National Museum of Play)

2018 was a good year for three iconic toys that were inducted into the National Museum of Play’s Toy Hall of Fame: the Magic 8 Ball, the card game Uno and pinball. They’ll be on permanent display at the museum alongside 65 past honorees.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Michelle Parnett, a curator at the National Museum of Play.

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