Irving Lanouette Price was a U.S. toy manufacturer. He was the co-founder and co-eponym

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 of Fisher-Price Toys

Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children, headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Fisher-Price has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel since 1993.-History:...

 in 1930. On 23 February 1909, he married the children's book illustrator and artist Margaret Evans Price

Margaret Evans Price

Margaret Evans Price was a U.S. toy manufacturer. With her husband, Irving Price, and Herman Fisher, she co-founded Fisher-Price Toys in 1930. Margaret Evans was a children's book illustrator and artist...

 (1888-1973). Margaret was a member of the wealthy Evans

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 family of New York who for a time had an effective monopoly on the building material

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 industry in the City. Margaret's Brother Heathcliff expanded his Father's business operations to include a book binding business which at its peak encompassed a complex of buildings on East 12th Street in Manhattan. Margaret's Cousin was Republican Politician & Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Evans Hughes

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. Margaret was the first Art Director of Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children, headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Fisher-Price has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel since 1993.-History:...

and designed push-pull toys for the opening line, based on characters from her children's books.