[cid:image003.jpg@01D3A64B.743C4020] Free admission from 3:00 to 8:00 PM today at Washington State History Museum for Third Thursday. [cid:image005.jpg@01D3A64B.743C4020] [cid:image007.jpg@01D3A64B.743C4020] Check out Slinky Dog, invented by Helen (Herrick) Malsed of Washington state. She sent James Industries a letter and drawings for developing Slinky pull-toys. The company liked her ideas, and Slinky Dog and Slinky Train were added to the company's product line. Slinky Dog, a small plastic dog whose front and rear ends were joined by a metal Slinky, debuted in 1952. Malsed received royalties of $60,000 to $70,000 annually for 17 years on her patent for the Slinky pull-toy idea. See Slinky Dog in the exhibition PlayDates<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/exhibits/playdates/> along with many other toys from the Historical Society's collections. Compare the colors and styles of these toys to those from the turn of the century, on view in the adjacent gallery. Collections Selections<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/exhibits/collectionsselections/> invites you to peer into an early 1900s day nursery and see early manufactured toys within the context of the decorative arts of the time. Complete with reproduced historic Kate Greenway wallpaper, artwork, and photos of Washington children on the walls. Find out how the Industrial Revolution, child labor laws, and manufacturing impacted play in our culture. [cid:image010.jpg@01D3A64B.742A65D0]Get smart at Scholarly Selections: Understanding Changing Approaches to the Quality and Treatment of Storm Water in Puget Sound February 15, 6:30 PM FREE and open to the public How much do you know about the link between storm water and aquatic health? How can the community begin assessing and addressing storm water quality and treatment? Learn more with research scientist Dr. Katherine Peter of the Center for Urban Waters at University of Washington Tacoma. Washington State Historical Society 1911 Pacific Avenue | Tacoma, WA 98402 [cid:image001.png@01D29DAB.009B4570]<https://www.facebook.com/washingtonhistory/> [cid:image002.png@01D29DAB.009B4570] <https://twitter.com/HistoryMuseum> [cid:image003.png@01D29DAB.009B4570] <https://www.instagram.com/washingtonhistory/>