With Democrats drawing attention to Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom's comment that the transition from the Republican primary to the general election for the candidate would be "almost like an Etch A Sketch, you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again," POLITICO has put together a list of the top 9 Etch A Sketch facts.
1. Made in Shenzhen, China, since 2001.
Continue Reading 2. Originally manufactured for decades in Bryan, Ohio, by the Ohio Art Company.
3. Over 100 million sold worldwide since it came on the market.
4. Invented in the late 1950s by French electrician André Cassagnes; he called it "the magic screen."
5. Appeared in "Toy Story," "Toy Story 2" and "Elf."
6. Inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., in 1998
7. First one rolled off the production line on July 12, 1960. Original price: $2.99
8. Company doesn't disclose sales but $30 million estimated in 2009, most due to Etch a Sketch
9. The Toy Industry Association in 2003 named it to its list of the 100 best toys of the 20th century.
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