Soft, squeezable rubber toys were a new phenomenon just after Charles Goodyear perfected the vulcanizing process and patented it in 1844. Although the first rubber factory was established in 1811, ...

Kate Hart peddled retro toys for years before finally creating her own, with a familiar aesthetic. Hart's creations, Bittersqueaks, are made from molds circa the 1950s and '60s that she acquired from ...

The best of the best rubber toys would include this Goodyear rubber Jenny Lind squeak toy made about 1860, when Jenny Lind was a world-famous singer. It sold at a Noel Barrett auction in Carversville, ...

Here is the most recent conundrum I found myself in: after finally acquiring a pair of rubber Wellies after years of wanting them, I slipped my feet inside of the boots, and was met with a surprise.