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Post by emdsps on May 23, 2008 10:31:38 GMT -5
My daughter has to write a research paper on the History of LPS. We are having extreme difficulty locating any information. Does anyone out there know who created them? When they were created? Anyone we could contact for an interview? Her paper is due next week, and we have hit a brick wall. Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by Marcymimi on May 23, 2008 12:27:08 GMT -5
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Post by lpscollector on May 23, 2008 16:27:32 GMT -5
I forgot the name and don't know if it was true or not, but on an old board years ago, a lady came on to say her sister, who had just passed away, created them. I have no idea if she was telling the truth or not.  |
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zuse
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Post by zuse on May 24, 2008 18:50:19 GMT -5
From an article I saved but I don't remember the site:
"Under Alan Hassenfeld's leadership, the company strengthened its markets in Italy, Spain, Germany and the Benelux. By 1990, Hasbro International was formed, combining several international markets under one unified management group. Today, approximately 40 percent of Hasbro's business is derived from international activities.
Buoyed by the successful series of acquisitions in the 1980s, the new decade saw Hasbro springboard into the future with the 1991 acquisition of the Tonka Corporation, which included its Kenner Products and Parker Brothers® divisions. The Tonka acquisition brought an impressive new library of classics to its already deep and balanced collection with brands such as Tonka® Trucks, Monopoly®, Nerf®, Easy-Bake® Oven, Clue® and Play-Doh® modeling compound.
Hasbro made some dramatic advances internationally in 1992, as it entered the growing Asian marketplace by purchasing the Nomura Toy Co., Ltd. of Japan, and acquiring the controlling interest to Palmyra, a leading toy distributor in Southeast Asia.
Strengthening Hasbro's position as leader in the game business, the company purchased the rights to certain games from Waddingtons in 1994, bringing more premier games, such as Pictionary® and Cluedo®, into the Hasbro family."
The LPS I've seen on Japanese auction sites are by the Nomura toy company. I don't know if they started it or not... but they do look like a lot of Japanese toys, don't they? Like, Hello Kitty-ish (or a Japanese version of Schleich animals). For example, the eyes for the turtles/rodents... that's how all the pets are in the Japanese versions. Just a black dot. They don't have the elaborate painted eyes like Barbie/Little Pony that my vintage LPS dogs/cats/etc. have.
I never heard who was the designer for the original ones. I think wikipedia says who designed the newer version, though. I mean, the "pet shop" concept is pretty inventive... but I don't think the old ones are anyway relevant to the old ones other they ripped off the name and it's a line of animal figures to collect.
So, no further evidence to add to the discussion, but some theories and thoughts on mouse's idea. :-P
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