2012-02-21
Tuesday February 21, 2012 NORTH ADAMS -- Just before Christmas in 1892, a new toy hit the shelves of stores from Maine to California, and it sold like wildfire -- 200,000 pieces moved that season. The "Arnold" Tabby Cat toy, printed on calico and later cut out and sewn together, was the first of a successful line of "rag" dolls and animals