ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The rubber duck squeaked out a win for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining the game of chess in the 2013 class inducted Thursday.
The pair beat out 10 other finalists: bubbles, the board game Clue, Fisher-Price Little People, little green Army men, the Magic 8 Ball, My Little Pony, Nerf toys, the Pac-Man video game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the scooter.
A national selection committee made up of 23 experts, including toy collectors, designers and psychologists, voted in the winners.
“The two inductees … are fantastic examples of the two extremes in the world of play,” said Christopher Bensch, vice president for collections at The Strong Museum, which houses the 15-year-old hall.
To date, 53 toys are in the National Toy Hall of Fame, including the jump rope, alphabet blocks, playing cards, Scrabble, the cardboard box and the stick.
