RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- It began when some cash-strapped art students started looking for a low-cost alternative to paint. The search led Harry and Patricia Kislevitz to colorful, paper-thin vinyl that ...

A casual passerby would never notice, but behind the grey wooden exterior of a River Edge home is the place where the iconic children’s toy Colorforms took shape as a business 67 years ago. It’s not ...

Toys that are simple in concept and design are often the ones that are remembered most fondly, the ones that endure the test of time. Colorforms, which have “stuck” around for generations, could be ...

It was the early 1950s in New York City. Two young art students wanted to create works with large expanses of color but found they were using up expensive paint too quickly. They decided to get ...

RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- It began when some cash-strapped art students started looking for a low-cost alternative to paint. The search led Harry and Patricia Kislevitz to colorful, paper-thin vinyl that ...

NEW YORK — Harry Kislevitz never planned on being a toy maker. He and his wife, Patricia, were artists in postwar Manhattan, living in a railroad apartment on the Upper West Side when they acquired a ...

REMEMBER the fun you had with your favorite toys and games while growing up? Toymakers are hoping you do, and they are hoping that you are sharing the experience with your children. Toy companies have ...

RIVER EDGE, N.J. — It began when some cash-strapped art students started looking for a low-cost alternative to paint. The search led Harry and Patricia Kislevitz to colorful, paper-thin vinyl that ...

Space toys of the 60's (Introduction) -- Major Matt Mason - Mattel's man in space (Mattel Toys) -- Zeriod Robots and the STAR team (Ideal Toys) -- Outer Space Men (Colorforms Toy Company) ...

It began when some cash-strapped art students started looking for a low-cost alternative to paint. The search led Harry and Patricia Kislevitz to colorful, paper-thin vinyl that stuck to shiny ...