subsidiary of goliath games founded 1922 headquarters new york new york united states area served north america key people james pressman president and ceo products family games number of employees 1 600 parent goliath games website pressman toy corporation official site . pressman toy corporation is a toy manufacturer based in new york city which was founded in 1922 by jack pressman . it currently focuses on family games and licensed products . two boys playing to hop ching checkers chinese checkers in a summer camp montreal july 1942 contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded in 1922 by jack pressman who brought in max eibitz as a partner in 1925 with pressman doing sales and eibitz managing the firm s brooklyn factory . 1 one of the company s first hits was chinese checkers a game that pressman acquired the rights to in 1928 after spotting the game on a trip to colorado and first marketed as hop ching checkers . 2 the company was an innovator in licensing games and toys from popular media such as the little orphan annie and dick tracy comic strips . after the release of walt disney s first full length animated feature snow white and the seven dwarfs in 1937 pressman released a series of snow white toys based on the film . 1 pressman ended his partnership in 1947 . he reincorporated later that year as pressman toy company and brought in his wife lynn pressman who had held senior positions in new york city department stores as the new company s executive vice president . as jack pressman s health deteriorated she took a greater role in the operation of the firm and served as its president following his death in 1959 . 3 the 1950s brought the doctor bag designed to help children feel more comfortable with visits to the doctor which was followed by a nurse bag and corresponding ken and barbie versions licensed in 1962 . a series of items were licensed from walt disney productions starting after the debut of the mickey mouse club television series in 1955 . 1 lynn pressman oversaw the signing of baseball star roger maris to promote the company s big league action baseball and later signed tom seaver of the new york mets and carl yastrzemski of the boston red sox to represent the product . 3 inspired by a letter from the anti war westchester women s international league for peace and freedom raymond oversaw the creation of a series of pen pal dolls each approved by unicef which included a pen stationery and information about the doll s country including a simple dictionary with the name and address of a girl in one of 20 countries around the world . 4 james pressman son of jack and lynn took over as president in 1977 . since that time pressman toy company has marketed a series of family games including the code breaking game mastermind the tile based game rummikub and the dominoes variant tri ominos . the company has also created licensed products for game shows such as deal or no deal jeopardy wheel of fortune and who wants to be a millionaire and markets games based on such popular tv series and movies as scooby doo hello kitty dinosaur train happy feet two the smurfs modern family and diary of a wimpy kid . 1 in july 2014 the pressman toy corporation was bought by goliath games a dutch game manufacturer . 5 products edit this list or list section may be better with years . please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page . august 2010 1 vs. 100 board game 24 dvd board game ad liners addams family family reunion game the addams family the find uncle fester card game alva amazing race dvd board game american chopper dvd board game animal mastermind towers annoying thing game the atmosfear the dvd board game bank on it beakman s world beakmania game big brother the game black box out of production blockhead cardcaptors challenge of the clow spirits game careers catch zoboo if you can charade game the 1992 charades for dummies game charades for kids chess empire chicanery chick a boom chimp and zee dinosaur whirl chimp and zee going on vacation chimp and zee pesky pirates chimp and zee who s the princess chimp and zee zoo who clash coffee talk combo concentration crosswords for dummies cube fusion originally by house of games deal or no deal board game dennis the menace devil s triangle dexter s laboratory the incredible invention vs dee dee dexter s laboratory race to the brainergizer divin dolphins dizzy dizzy dinosaur domino rally don t you forget it doorways to adventure doorways to horror double dare home game double decker drag ominos dream star dungeon of doom exo squad game extreme rock climbers fantastic 4 vs. dr. doom game fib finder extreme flyin frogs fortune franklin and the green knight adventure game franklin goes to school the game frog pond fun house ginnykub gooey louie grave danger great day in the park game green lantern power of the ring green lantern quickshot guess a doodle hammerons happy feet 2 freezing frenzy hidden talents hi spot home game hulk busts loose hydro strike i m telling igamez jay jay the jet plane fly on over game jeopardy 1986 jeopardy simpsons edition judge for yourself jumpin monkeys king kong skull island game know the usa let s go fishin let s go shopping let s make a deal lifestyles of the rich and famous the game like minds likes n gripes littlefoot make a match game marvel super heroes game marvel trivia game mastermind mastermind for kids mastermind secret search mental floss game mindtrap mindtrap ii modern family monkey swing mouse mouse get outta my house mtv remote control muscle man mutant chronicles siege of the citadel my first rummikub napoleon dynamite it s pretty much my favorite animal game ncis the game the newlywed game othello overturn perpetual notion pirates plunder pokerkub powerpuff girls save the day game precious moments game quad ominos out of production quarto read my lips 1990 real dumb laws reggi un attimo revenge of dracula ring around the nosey rock paper scissors game rock trivia rummikub 1980 rummikub 500 rummikub rummy dice game running charades rushin russian saved by the bell game saved by the bell the new class schampus scooby doo cyber chase scooby doo mystery mansion game scooby doo the movie game scooby doo get that dog scooby doo thrills and spills scooby doo bobblehead game scooby doo hide & shriek scooby doo trivia game scooby doo who are you game sensability shift tac toe silly soup skill ball slap happy smath snapple real facts game sneaky pete soldiers with repeating cannon game spawn the game spelling bee bingo spellway spider man 2 make a match game spider man vs the green goblin spider man vs. doc ock game spider man web attack spider man web launch game squiggly worms star poker state the facts stone protectors sudoku the board game switch 16 talk about the office trivia board game the office dvd board game therapy therapy the second session therapy v.i.p. edition thin ice think ominos think tac toe three stooges vcr game the tick the hip deep in evil tigo tilt n tumble topple tough luck treasure trolls tri ominos tri ominos for kids trivia adventure 1983 trivia adventure plus trivia for dummies true colors truth or consequences twist & hold em poker cube vh1 pop up video game wavelength game weapons & warriors castle siege game weapons & warriors cavalry attack set weapons & warriors lashout launcher weapons & warriors pirate battle weapons & warriors power catapult set weapons & warriors star fort wheel of fortune game 1986 wheel of fortune game junior edition where s the ostrich who said that who wants to be a millionaire who wants to be a millionaire junior who s riding on the bus win by a nose the wizard of oz game wizard of oz trivia game the wizard of oz yellow brick road game the wonder art wordkub wordsearch x men under siege yes no game zoboomafoo zoom ball zathura references edit a b c d company history pressman toy company . accessed august 2 2009 . staff . marbles don t lose them collect them republican american july 21 2008 . accessed august 2 2009 . a b grimes william . lynn pressman raymond toy executive dies at 97 the new york times august 1 2009 . accessed august 2 2009 . cook joan . dolls are ambassadors for peace ; foreign costumes lead little girl to pen pals the new york times may 8 1965 . accessed august 2 2009 . goliath games acquires us firm pressman toy corporation . www.toynews online.biz . retrieved 2015 12 08 . external links edit pressman toy corporation official site . ibm global services case study pressman toys raises its games and cuts costs with sap business solutions by ibm and sap 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pressman toy corporation & oldid 733888486 categories articles with lists requiring datestoy companies of the united statesboard game publishing companiescompanies based in new jerseycompanies established in 1922middlesex county new jerseyhidden categories articles needing cleanup from august 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