Sketchy At Best

A hulu hoop, a slinky and an Etch a Sketch - all toys of the 50's but definitely still part of my childhood in the 60's.  Sadly, Andre Cassagnes, inventor of the Etch A Sketch, passed away last week.  While my skills were pretty much limited to straight lines (okay they weren't always even so straight), other kids apparently developed an artistry for this medium (and obviously had way more time to devote to it than I):

 

  

            

And of course this toy rose again to prominence during the 2012 campaign:

RIP Mr. Cassagnes - your invention lives on (even if the drawings do not)!

~later, tw