Coleco

Coleco Industries, Inc.
FormerlyThe Connecticut Leather Company
Industry
Founded1932 (1932)
FounderMaurice Greenberg
Defunct1988 (1988)
FateClosed, properties sold
HeadquartersWest Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people
Products

Coleco Industries, Inc. (/kəˈlk/ kə-LEE-koh) was an American company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as The Connecticut Leather Company. The name "COLECO" is an abbreviation derived from the company's original name. It was a successful toy company in the 1980s, mass-producing versions of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and its video game consoles, the Coleco Telstar dedicated consoles and ColecoVision. While the company ceased operations in 1988 as a result of bankruptcy, the Coleco brand was revived in 2005, and remains active to this day.