Coleco
The abandoned Coleco building in Amsterdam, New York | |
| Formerly | The Connecticut Leather Company |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Founder | Maurice Greenberg |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Fate | Closed, properties sold |
| Headquarters | West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Coleco Industries, Inc. (/kəˈliːkoʊ/ 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.