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| Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1937 |
| Founder | Ben Cooper, Sr. |
| Defunct | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York (1937-1991); Greensboro, North Carolina (1991-1992) |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Halloween costumes, Toys |
Ben Cooper, Inc. was a privately held American corporation founded in 1937 which primarily manufactured Halloween costumes from the late 1930s to the late 1980s. It was one of the three largest Halloween costume manufacturers in the U.S. from the 1950s through the mid-1980s.[1] The company's inexpensive plastic masks and vinyl smocks were an iconic American symbol of Halloween from the 1950s to the 1970s,[2] for which Cooper has been called the "Halston of Halloween"[3] and the "High Priest" of Halloween.[4]
- ^ Rinker, "Halloween Costumes Worth Scaring Up By Collectors," The Morning Call, November 10, 1996.
- ^ Sandstrom, "Frightfully Collectible," The Plain Dealer, October 28, 1994.
- ^ Shapiro, "Trick and Treat! Ben Cooper Bags Millions as the Halston of Halloween," Archived 2013-01-31 at archive.today People, October 29, 1979.
- ^ "Ghoul Gear," The Village Voice, October 25–31, 1973.
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