Following the news, sales of the yellow rubber ducky soared in Britain. 10. Hall of Famer The rubber duck became a Toy Hall of Fame inductee back in 2013. 11. Design matters In 1928, Landon Smart ...
Still, it wasn’t until Georgian-Russian-American sculptor Peter Ganine patented his design in 1949 that the rubber duck became as famous as we know it, selling more than 50 million toys worldwide.