When is National Rubber Ducky Day?
Friday January 13thRubber Duckies' Birthday is January 13th, so around the world it's National Rubber Ducky Day. According to a 1973 Sesame Street calendar, Rubber Duckie's Birthday is January 13th, so around the world it's National Rubber Ducky Day. Duckie made his debut in a February 1970 episode as a friend of Ernie and Big Bird.
The rubber ducky (also spelled duckie) has come a long way from his first idea as a chew toy for children.. Though the origins of the first rubber ducky is uncertain, several rubber molded toys were available in the late 1800s when rubber manufacturing began in the late 1800s. They made a variety of toys from dolls to various animal shapes, including the rubber duck.
Landon Smart Lawrence was granted the first patent for a rubber duck toy in 1928. The toy's clever engineering weighed it down so that when it tipped it back to an upright position. The patent had a sketch of a duck, which was included in the illustration.
Rubber was a valuable commodity during World Wars I and II. The rubber ducky was first required by law by the 1940s, with the introduction of plastic, and rubber duckys began being made in vinyl and plastic.
Sculptor Peter Ganine of Russia sculpted several animal figures. He later developed and patented One, a duck, into a floating toy that closely mimics the rubber ducky we're familiar with today. He's a duck. a duck.
