Kenner Products

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Kenner Products began in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1947, founded by brothers Albert, Philip, and Joseph L. Steiner. Named for the street of its original office, this was a hometown toy outfit that learned early how to beam plastic temptation directly into America’s living rooms through national television advertising.

Its toy box ran deep: Give-A-Show projectors, Easy-Bake Oven, Spirograph, Baby Alive, Stretch Armstrong, and other beautifully odd machinery for childhood. In 1977, Kenner secured the Star Wars license; the resulting action figures and play sets helped turn a galaxy far, far away into a very nearby bedroom-floor occupation.

General Mills acquired Kenner in 1967, then spun Kenner and Parker Brothers into Kenner Parker Toys in 1985. Tonka acquired Kenner Parker in 1987 and reconstituted Kenner Products as a division. Hasbro acquired Tonka on May 7, 1991, bringing the Kenner and Parker Brothers product names into its orbit.

Cincinnati remained Kenner’s home base through these ownership changes. Hasbro ultimately closed Kenner’s Cincinnati offices in 2000 and assumed its product lines, ending a 53-year run for the company that made childhood louder, stretchier, and significantly more vulnerable to tiny missing accessories.

Our Kenner Products collection celebrates the Cincinnati dream factory that packed kitchens, galaxies, superhero lairs, and gooey little ovens into the same glorious cardboard universe.