Who is Mattel?

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Is Mattel a real company?

Mattel, Inc. ( / məˈtɛl / mə-TEL) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California.

When did Mattel become a company?

Mattel entered the gaming business in 1992 with the purchase of International Games, creators of UNO and Skip-Bo. The company purchased Fisher-Price, Inc. on August 20, 1993, and Tyco Toys, Inc. (owners of the Matchbox and Dinky Toys brands) in 1997.