Cassagnes came upon the Etch A Sketch idea in the late 1950s when he peeled a translucent decal from a light switch plate and found pencil mark images transferred to the opposite face, the Toy ...

We learned on February 2, 2013, that Etch A Sketch inventor André Cassagnes died ... glass and aluminum powder allowed users to draw and erase images and letters with no ink and no mess.

BRYAN, Ohio — Andre Cassagnes, inventor of the Etch A Sketch that generations ... switch plate and found pencil mark images transferred to the opposite face, the Toy Industry Association said.

The inventor of the ... came upon the Etch A Sketch idea in the late 1950s. He peeled a translucent decal from a light switch plate and found pencil mark images transferred to the opposite face.

Andre Cassagnes, the inventor of the Etch A Sketch toy that generations ... switch plate and found pencil mark images transferred to the opposite face, the Toy Industry Association said.

(AP Photo/Ohio Art, File)uncredited/HOEP BRYAN, Ohio - Andre Cassagnes, the inventor of the Etch A Sketch toy that generations ... transferred to the opposite face, the Toy Industry Association ...