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Coleco

Coleco Industries, Inc. (/kəˈliːkoʊ/ kə-LEE-koh) was an American company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as The Connecticut Leather Company. The name "COLECO" is an abbreviation derived from the company's original name. It was a successful toy company in the 1980s, mass-producing versions of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and its video game consoles, the…

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Founded
1932; 94 years ago (1932)
Industry
Entertainment Video game · Entertainment · Video game
Headquarters
West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Brands
Coleco ADAM · Coleco Gemini · Coleco Telstar · ColecoVision · Cabbage Patch Kids
Defunct
1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Fate
Closed, properties sold

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Coleco

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples143
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
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related to Late 1970s: handheld electronic games · 33
Coleco → Among, An, Atari, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coleco Gemini, ColecoVision, Digits, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Electronic Learning Machine, Electronic Quarterback, Football, Frogger, Galaxian, Hockey, In, Intellivision, It
related to 1983: Cabbage Patch Kids · 18
Coleco → Aggravation, ALF, Cabbage Patch Kids, Dr, Flush, In, Leisure Dynamics, Parcheesi, Perfection, Righter, Sales, Scrabble, Selchow, Seuss, Storytelling ALF, That, The, Trivial Pursuit
related to 1960s: acquisitions · 14
Coleco → Arnold Greenberg, By, Canada, Connecticut, Eagle Toys, Further, Hartford, In, Kestral Corporation, Leonard, Massachusetts, Playtime Products, Springfield, This
related to Brand · 13
Coleco → Chicago-based, Coleco Holdings, Coleco Industries, Coleco Sonic, Coleco-branded, Dormitus Brands, Game Gear, Hedgehog, In, Inc, Master System, River West Brands, Sonic
related to 1970s: financial difficulties and further diversification · 11
Coleco → Atari's, Dozens, General Instrument, General Instrument's AY-3-8500, However, In, Lower, Nearly, Pong, Telstar, Though
related to 1988: bankruptcy and sale · 11
Coleco → Adam, Amsterdam, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Chapter, Coleco's, In, New York, North American, Righter, Selchow, The
Brands · 6
Coleco → Cabbage Patch Kids, Coleco ADAM, Coleco Gemini, Coleco Telstar, ColecoVision, Sectaurs
Products · 6
Coleco → Above ground swimming pools, Consumer electronics, Leather goods, Leather goods Toys Above ground swimming pools Video games Consumer electronics, Toys, Video games
related to 1932: origins as The Connecticut Leather Company · 6
Coleco → Coleco Industries, During World War II, In, Inc, The, The Connecticut Leather Company
related to 1961: Coleco Industries, Inc. · 6
Coleco → An, Coleco Industries, Connecticut Leather Company, In, Inc, On January

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company video leather games game connecticut colecovision inc new industries greenberg sold cabbage patch 1988 million brand 1932 kids early

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ColecoBrandsColeco ADAM1.00infobox
ColecoBrandsColeco Gemini1.00infobox
ColecoBrandsColeco Telstar1.00infobox
ColecoBrandsColecoVision1.00infobox
ColecoBrandsCabbage Patch Kids1.00infobox
ColecoBrandsSectaurs1.00infobox
ColecoDefunct1988; 38 years ago (1988)1.00infobox
ColecoFateClosed, properties sold1.00infobox
ColecoFormerlyThe Connecticut Leather Company1.00infobox
ColecoFounded1932; 94 years ago (1932)1.00infobox
ColecoFounderMaurice Greenberg1.00infobox
ColecoHeadquartersWest Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.1.00infobox
ColecoIndustryEntertainment Video game1.00infobox
ColecoIndustryEntertainment1.00infobox
ColecoIndustryVideo game1.00infobox
ColecoKey peopleLeonard Greenberg1.00infobox
ColecoKey peopleArnold Greenberg1.00infobox
ColecoProductsLeather goods Toys Above ground swimming pools Video games Consumer electronics1.00infobox
ColecoProductsLeather goods1.00infobox
ColecoProductsToys1.00infobox
ColecoProductsAbove ground swimming pools1.00infobox
ColecoProductsVideo games1.00infobox
ColecoProductsConsumer electronics1.00infobox

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