Tax time. 

            

“Every toy tells a story, don’t it?”

            

Polly Pocket may be on the wane, but it was once a great product line and has sold for many years. It was first introduced by Torquil Norman’s wonderful British toy company Bluebird, later acquired lock, stock, and barrel by Mattel. All that remains of his companies is Polly Pocket. It's a sad story that was replicated throughout the British toy industry and elsewhere as the premier UK toy companies were acquired and vaporized by larger U.S. companies with only their classic brands surviving. Time marches on. 

            

Polly herself had a surprising start, created by legendary British toy inventors, Chris and Chris of Origin. At the end of a meeting in which Torquil had found nothing of interest from the Chrises' presentation, he asked if they had anything else to show him and they answered no. Then Chris pulled out a tiny doll that he had created just for his daughter to play with, not for licensing.

            

Torquil loved it, and that teeny tiny doll, Polly Pocket, became a smash success for girls around the world. Kudos to Chris and Chris and Torquil. 

 

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