Sold to Kusan, Inc. in 1971. Schaper Division acquired by Tyco Toys in 1986.
Headquarters
Robbinsdale, Minnesota
,
United States
Products
Cootie Ants in the Pants Don't Break the Ice Don't Spill the Beans
Original Cootie box cover, 1949
Schaper Toys, or W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co., Inc. as it was originally known, was a game and toy company founded in 1949 by William Herbert Schaper in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. "Herb" Schaper published a variety of games but was best known for having created the children's game, Cootie. In 1971, the company was sold to Kusan, Inc., and began operating as Schaper Toys, a subsidiary of Kusan, Inc. In 1986, Schaper Toys was acquired by Tyco Toys, which sold the rights to Cootie and three other of the company's best-known games to the Milton Bradley Company. These games are still being sold.[1][2]
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