Introduced in 1960 for the princely sum of $2.99 ($25.00 today), Etch A Sketch was to become a standard ... a stylus across the underside of a glass screen, scraping off a silver powder clinging ...

Introduced in 1960 for the princely sum of $2.99 ($25.00 today), Etch A Sketch was to become a standard ... a stylus across the underside of a glass screen, scraping off a silver powder clinging ...

The Etch A Sketch screen is coated in aluminum powder and the knobs control a needle that scratches off the powder to create art. To make art permanent, the Etch A Sketch is disassembled ...