How did play doh come about?
Play-Doh was invented in 1956 by a soap salesman named Noah McVicker. He was working for the Kutol Products Company, which sold a wallpaper cleaner called Kutol Doh. McVicker mixed together some of the cleaner with cornstarch and water to create the first batch of Play-Doh. The company’s owner, Cleo McVicker, liked it so much …