Coleco Industries was an American toy and electronics company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as the Connecticut Leather Company, supplying leather and shoe repair goods before moving into rubber footwear, plastic toys and wading pools. The name Coleco is an abbreviation of that original name. The company took the name in 1961 and went public in 1962. In the 1970s and 1980s it became well known for its Telstar dedicated game consoles, handheld electronic games, the ColecoVision console and the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. It ceased operations in 1988 after bankruptcy, and the Coleco brand was later revived in 2005 and continues to be used.
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occupied a new corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut
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was an American company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as The Connecticut Leather Company.
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While the company ceased operations in 1988 as a result of bankruptcy, the Coleco brand was revived in 2005, and remains active to this day.
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While the company ceased operations in 1988 as a result of bankruptcy, the Coleco brand was revived in 2005, and remains active to this day.
Overview, 1961 Coleco Industries
On January 9, 1962, Coleco went public, offering 120,000 shares of stock at $5.00 a share.
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occupied a new corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut
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It was a successful toy company in the 1980s, mass-producing versions of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and its video game consoles
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mass-producing versions of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and its video game consoles, the Coleco Telstar dedicated consoles and ColecoVision
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