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- BUSINESS, Page 85Business NotesTOYSHey, Kid: Cut It Out!
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- You hear it before you see it. Clacker. Klickstick.
- Kabanger. No matter what you call it, it's the most ubiquitous
- and onomatopoetic toy in 20 years. That's how long ago the
- Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the original
- clackers, which were often made of ceramic. Connected by ropes,
- they sometimes shattered on impact. But the 1990s model is made
- entirely of plastic and is apparently harmless -- except to the
- sanity of adults. (Retail prices: $1.50 to $5.) One company to
- thank for this is Classic Items of Chicago. It has sold 2.5
- million of its version, the Klika, since April. A Seattle
- company, Fascinations Toys and Gifts, has sold 900,000 of its
- Newton's Yo-Yo. Competition for the cacophonous market share is
- reaching a peak.
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