Private company
Rainbow Crafts
American toy company
Rainbow Crafts, Inc. (traded as Rainbow Crafts) is a former toy manufacturing company created and operated by Noah McVicker and his nephew Joseph McVicker as a subsidiary of the midwestern soap company, Kutol Products. The company manufactured Play-Doh, a modeling compound for children. Rainbow Crafts operated under the McVickers from 1956 until 1965 when it was sold to General Mills with all rights to Play-Doh.2 It is headquartered in United States.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Rainbow Crafts, Inc. (traded as Rainbow Crafts) is a former toy manufacturing company created and operated by Noah McVicker and his nephew Joseph McVicker as a subsidiary of the midwestern soap company, Kutol Products. The company manufactured Play-Doh, a modeling compound for children. Rainbow Crafts operated under the McVickers from 1956 until 1965 when it was sold to General Mills with all rights to Play-Doh. In 1971, Rainbow Crafts and Kenner merged.2
Products and brands
- Play-Doh
Listed on Wikidata.1
Links
- WikipediaRainbow Crafts
- WikidataQ2514384
Sources
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- 1WikidataRainbow Crafts on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRainbow Crafts on Wikipedia