Mic-O-Mic Construction Toys are to be Exhibited at the American International Toy Fair February 20-23, 2005 in New York at Booth 2925 in the Javits Center

(PRWEB) February 7, 2005

Mic-O-Mic construction toys, winners of Design Awards in Europe, are now a major recipient of several toy awards from toy gurus in the United States since their introduction to North America in mid-2004. Their Distributor, Mic-O-Mic Americas Inc., will be showing these colorful, and extremely durable, German designed and manufactured construction toys at the AITF. They will be at BOOTH 2925 on the third floor of the Jacob J. Javits Conference Center.

The toys that have won awards are:

Model # 2.01 Small car with 2 figurines: (Dr.

             Toy - Best Vacation Products, 2004)

Model # 2.06 Helicopter: (Design Center,

             Stuttgart – Design Award 1997 and

             Four Star rating from The Boston

             Herald in their Holiday Gift Guide,

             2004)

Model # 2.08 Butterfly plane: (Parents’ Choice

             Foundation – Parents’ Choice 2004

             Approved Award)

Model # 6.01 Cabriolet: (The National Parenting

             Center – Seal of Approval, 2004)

Model # 7.01 Racing car: (Dr. Toy – 10 Best Toys

             for 2004 and 100 Best Children’s

             Products, 2004 and Gold Award, New

             York Amsterdam News “Hottest for

             the Holiday” Gift Guide, 2004)

Model # 7.03 Rover (previously known as the

             Jeep): (Dr. Toy – Best Vacation

             Products, 2004)

Model # 7.04 Three-wheeled truck: (Dr. Toy – Best

             Vacation Products, 2004)

Model # 7.22 Large Biplane: (Dr. Toy – Best

             Vacation Products, 2004)

Model # 8.01 Locomotive: (Dr. Toy – Best Vacation

             Products, 2004 and Design Zentrum,

             Nordrhein Westfalen, Essen – Design

             Innovationen 1990: Auszeichnung für

             Hohe Designqualität)

Model # 8.02 Large Breakdown/tow truck: (Four

             Star rating from The Boston Herald

             in their Holiday Gift Guide, 2004)

mic. Design Produktion Gmbh, the Mic-O-Mic design company, has also won recognition from the prestigious international jury of Industrie Forum Design, Hannover - Award for good industrial design, 1996

More information may be found on the website http://www.micamericas.com including pictures of all the toys.

There are 22 different models in the range offered at present. There may be other models introduced in the coming years and companies are invited to contact Mic-O-Mic Americas if they wish to have a special toy designed for promotional or other purposes or if they wish to utilize existing toys for similar purposes. The colors will always be the same, the quality will always be the same, the assembly method will always be the same - these are the hallmarks of Mic-O-Mic toys – quality above all else!

The assembly method is patented and employs plugs and flexible clips. These are so well engineered that the plugs are almost impossible to remove without the use of a patented plug extractor, one of which is supplied with every toy. Also, there are no written assembly instructions, just a few pictures to show how the toys should look at various stages of construction. This helps develop cognitive and fine motor skills. The larger, more complex toys may require help or advice from adults or friends, thereby developing interpersonal skills.

The toys are for 6 year olds and up - all the way to adults, are very colorful, well balanced and with no sharp edges or corners. They are for assembly, play and display - like little works of art.

These construction toys are designed and manufactured in Germany, except for the figurines which are manufactured in Portugal and/or China, to the strictest EC safety and durability standards and carry the CE Mark. They are made of the highest quality plastics, are nontoxic and are extremely durable. They have also complied with the flammability test requirements of CFR 1500.3(c)(6)(vi), “Flammable solid” (FHSA regulations).

The company knows of at least one person in the UK who has had the Large Biplane, Model # 7.22, for eighteen years - it survived three children playing with it over 18 (eighteen!) years, thereby proving the durability of these toys. Check out the Testimonials and Awards pages of the website for more information.

In the mid-1980’s over Sw. Francs 5,000,000 was invested in making the injection molding tools and molds for these toys - they presented a challenge to the injection molding industry because the thickness, quality, colors and surface textures required by Klaus Micklitz, the designer, were totally new. The colors and textures are unique and a hallmark of Mic-O-Mic products!

Mic-O-Mic Americas’ website shows the models and colors with immense accuracy, although the models have to be seen and handled to truly appreciate why so many people collect these for their children, grandchildren and even themselves!

Contact Information:

Tony Cross, A.C.I.I.

President                

or Debbie Addy, MA, CCC-SLP

Chairman / Secretary / Treasurer

Mic-O-Mic Americas Inc.

P.O. Box 22035, Savannah, GA 31403, USA

Tel: (912) 238-0016 or TOLL FREE: 1(877) MIC-O-MIC (= 1877-642-6642)

Fax: (912) 232-2284

E-mail: info@micamericas.com or micamericas@aol.com

Website: http://www.micamericas.com

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