citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message the ohio art company making creativity fun type public corporation traded as nasdaq oart founded archbold ohio 1908 founder henry winzeler headquarters bryan oh products toys games color lithography website ohioart.com the ohio art company is an american manufacturing company founded in 1908 . based in bryan ohio the company is principally engaged in two lines of business . the first line of business is the sales marketing and distribution of toys including the etch a sketch and nanoblock . the etch a sketch and doodle sketch brands were sold in early 2016 to canadian based company spin master . the second line of business is the company s diversified products segment which manufactures custom metal lithography products for food container and specialty premium markets . examples of these are food tins enclosures dvd cases and nostalgic signs . contents 1 history 2 awards 3 clients 4 references 5 sources 6 external links history edit henry winzeler started up his own manufacturing company in 1908 . he rented an area to work in archbold ohio and named it the ohio art company because of his profound interest in art and its location . winzeler began making metal picture frames and various other novelty items that were sold in retail stores all over the us . the company moved locations in 1912 to bryan ohio where it became even more successful with its cupid awake cupid asleep picture frames . the ohio art company then installed metal lithography equipment . this was used to produce picture frames made out of wood grained metal sheets . in 1917 the ohio art company began manufacturing toys such as the windmills and climbing monkey . after world war i the toy company grew exponentially leading to the introduction of colorful tea sets and drums . in the late 1950s a french electrician named andr cassagnes created a drawing toy that used a joystick glass and aluminum powder . the combination which he called the telecran gave users the ability to draw a picture and also erase it . after much collaboration with many individuals the system they developed in the late 1950s is the same one used today . the name of the product was etch a sketch . in the 1950s a man named w.c killgallon began working for the ohio art company . the killgallon family still owns and operates the ohio art company . the final product of the etch a sketch was first produced on july 12 1960 at the bryan ohio factory . though the ohio art company partook in the toy industry and was very successful the metal lithography sector of the company remains the core part of its business . it is one of the leading producers of specialty lithographic components . on february 11 2016 the ohio art company announced that it has sold its etch a sketch and doodle sketch brands in a move designed to allow it to focus on its metal lithography business and invest in its manufacturing operations in bryan . ohio art s other toy lines were not included in the sale . 1 2 3 awards edit nanoblock won best toy of the year award at the astra trade show in 2011 4 clients edit disney starbucks altoids coca cola 4 references edit http www.ohioart.com release.pdf http www.nytimes.com 2016 02 13 business ohio art sells etch a sketch to spin master.html chavez jon 12 february 2016 . ohio art sells its etch a sketch line . toledoblade.com . the toledo blade . retrieved 23 may 2016 . a b ohio art our story . ohio art . retrieved 26 january 2013 . sources edit ohio art company website ohio art company profile at fundinguniverse.com external links edit ohio art company official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ohio art company & oldid 744209283 categories companies listed on the pink sheetscompanies established in 1908toy companies of the united statescompanies based in ohiowilliams county ohiocompanies based in bryan ohio1908 establishments in ohiohidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2013all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 20 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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