Denys Fisher sale in Schofields department store in Leeds in 1965. A year later, Fisher licensed Spirograph to Kenner Products in the United States. In 1967 Spirograph was chosen as the UK Toy of the Year. Denys Fisher Toys, which also produced other toys and board games, was sold to Palitoy in 1970 and it was subsequently bought by Hasbro. Through the 1980s & 1990s Fisher continued to work with Hasbro in developing new toys and refining Spirograph. Denys Fisher Toys produced the following toys and games: Denys Fisher Denys Fisher (11 May 1918 – 17 September 2002) was an English engineer
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters __notoc__ The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters () is an etching by the Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya. Created between 1797 and 1799, it is the 43rd of 80 etchings making up the suite of satires "Los Caprichos". Goya imagines himself asleep amidst his drawing tools, his reason dulled by slumber and bedeviled by creatures that prowl in the dark. The work includes owls that may be symbols of folly and bats symbolizing ignorance. The artist's nightmare reflected his view of Spanish society, which he portrayed in the "Caprichos" as demented, corrupt, and