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}}{{sub-stub}}'''Irwin Toy Limited''', also known as '''Irwin Electronics''', was a Canadian toy manufacturer and video game distributor, and official distributor of [[Sega Master System]] hardware, software, and peripherals in Canada.
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}}{{sub-stub}}'''Irwin Toy Limited''', also known as '''Irwin Electronics''', and currently known as '''itoys, Inc.''', is a Canadian toy manufacturer and video game distributor, and official distributor of [[Sega Master System]] hardware, software, and peripherals in Canada.
  
 
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Established in [[wikipedia:Toronto, Ontario|Toronto, Ontario]] in 1962 by Sam and Beatrice Irwin, the company is most remembered for its children's toys.
 
Established in [[wikipedia:Toronto, Ontario|Toronto, Ontario]] in 1962 by Sam and Beatrice Irwin, the company is most remembered for its children's toys.
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Due to competition from American toy manufacturers, Irwin Electronics initially went out of business in 2003. Original founders Sam and Beatrice Irwin later reformed the company sometime later as itoys, Inc.
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==Softography==
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==Accessories produced==
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Irwin Toy Limited, also known as Irwin Electronics, and currently known as itoys, Inc., is a Canadian toy manufacturer and video game distributor, and official distributor of Sega Master System hardware, software, and peripherals in Canada.

Company

Established in Toronto, Ontario in 1962 by Sam and Beatrice Irwin, the company is most remembered for its children's toys.

Due to competition from American toy manufacturers, Irwin Electronics initially went out of business in 2003. Original founders Sam and Beatrice Irwin later reformed the company sometime later as itoys, Inc.

Softography

Accessories produced

References