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- Pin Art or the Pinscreen is considered an executive toy, and was patented in 1987 by Ward Fleming.
- Ward Fleming designed the toy while working as an Artist-in-Residence at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
- Original pinscreen toys were made with metal pins, but because they are heavier and tend to bend easily, a lot of pinscreens these days are made with plastic pins.
- A giant 4′ × 8′ pinscreen is at the Swiss Science Center Technorama in Winterthur, Switzerland.
- Pinscreens have been featured in various movies throughout the years, including the 1988 film Vice Versa.
- Pin Art or the Pinscreen is considered an executive toy, and was patented in 1987 by Ward Fleming.
- Ward Fleming designed the toy while working as an Artist-in-Residence at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
- Original pinscreen toys were made with metal pins, but because they are heavier and tend to bend easily, a lot of pinscreens these days are made with plastic pins.
- A giant 4′ × 8′ pinscreen is at the Swiss Science Center Technorama in Winterthur, Switzerland.
- Pinscreens have been featured in various movies throughout the years, including the 1988 film Vice Versa.
