Playskool

Playskool Inc.

Formerly	The Playskool Institute (1928–1938)
Company type	Division (1928–68) Subsidiary (1968–84) Brand (1984–present)
Founded	July 26, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-07-26)
Founder	Lucille King
Defunct	1984; 40 years ago (1984) (as a company)
Fate	Acquired by Milton Bradley in 1968, last factory closed in 1984,[1] becoming a brand of Hasbro.[2]
Headquarters	Pawtucket, RI , United States
Key people	Manuel Fink
Products	Educational toys Games
Brands	(see below)
Net income	$23 million (1965[1])
Owner	Hasbro
Number of employees	700 (1984[2])
Parent	John Lumber (1928–35) Thorncraft, Inc. (1935–68) Milton Bradley (1968–84)
Subsidiaries	J.L. Wright Co. Halsam Co.

Playskool is an American brand of educational toys and games for children. The former Playskool manufacturing company was a subsidiary of the Milton Bradley Company and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Playskool's last remaining plant in the aforementioned city was shut down in 1984, and Playskool became a brand of Hasbro, which had acquired Milton Bradley that same year.^[2]