Magic 8 Ball - The Strong National Museum of Play

nbsp; Inducted Year: 2018 Abe Bookman of the Alabe Crafts Company of Cincinnati introduced Magic 8 Ball in 1946. The novelty provided answers that swam randomly out of its inky depths. The size of an overgrown softball with a flat spot that let it stand as a desktop paperweight, Magic 8 Ball would respond to questions with one of 20 phrases framed in a triangle in the round window. What’s the secret of this toy? The black ball decorated with an “8” []

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Magic 8 Ball - The Strong National Museum of Play

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