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In 1957, Brendle began publishing the company's first catalog. [4] At its peak in 1990, Brendle's had 3,000 employees, and 58 stores. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1992, closing six stores. [5] [6] [7] Douglas Brendle retired in 1995. Brendle's then filed for Chapter 11 for a second time in April 1996. [8]
[5] [2] In the late 1990s, the company expanded into wooden toys, arts & crafts, pretend play, plush toys, and more. [5] [2] [3] In 2010, private equity firm Berkshire Partners became an owner of Melissa & Doug. [11] The company was fined $1,386 on November 15, 2012, by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for hiring unlawful employees ...
Many planes, like the Blue Angel F-4J, McDonnell-Douglas Phantom II and the LTV A-7D Corsair II, were offered in a larger 1/48 scale. Others were smaller scale such as the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in about 1:100, because it would have been over two feet long in 1/48; and even smaller, like the Convair B-58 Hustler bomber in a diminutive 1:200 ...
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. -- Omer Neutra, an Israeli-American soldier from New York, has been confirmed dead in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said. A grandson of Holocaust survivors, the 21-year-old from ...
Douglas Robert Putman (born 25 March 1984) is a billionaire Canadian businessman, predominately trading in the retail sector across North America and Europe. Through his firm, Putman Investments, he owns numerous retail chains involving music, entertainment, toys and home goods.
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Tootsietoy is a manufacturer of die cast toy cars and other toy vehicles which was originally based in Chicago, Illinois. Though the Tootsietoy name has been used since the 1920s, the company's origins date from about 1890. An enduring marque, toys with the Tootsietoy name were consistently popular from the 1930s through the 1990s.