![]() He retired in 1978 after his family bought the company. Killgallon became president of Ohio Art in 1966. Ohio Art has sold more than 100 million Etch A Sketches, which are still made in Bryan. Killgallon and another executive came up with the Etch A Sketch name.Įtch A Sketch _ which has two knobs that turn to make doodles and can be shaken to make the images disappear _ was an instant success in the early 1960s and billed as the hottest toy since the Hula-Hoop. ![]() when it acquired the rights to the toy, which had been produced in England as the DoodleMaster Magic Screen. Killgallon was a vice president at the Ohio Art Co. He died Thursday near his home in Charlottesville, Va., said his son William Carpenter Killgallon. Killgallon suffered a stroke three weeks ago and a heart attack a few days later. BRYAN, Ohio (AP) _ William Casley Killgallon, who helped come up with the name for the Etch A Sketch, has died.
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