Betty James
Co-Founder Slinky - James Industries
Betty came up with the name for the Slinky her husband Richard James invented. She ran James Industries, the firm that manufactured the toy, by herself starting in 1960 after her husband left the firm, Betty and their six kids for Bolivia.
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