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2. FAO Schwarz - Wikipedia

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   FAO Schwarz is known for its large assortment of plush animals and the Piano Dance Mat, a smaller replica of The Walking Piano featured in the Tom Hanks film Big. [12] FAO Schwarz also features limited-quantity luxury items including a drivable, child-size automobile encrusted with over 40,000 crystals and valued at US$25,000.

3. Frederick August Otto Schwarz - Wikipedia

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   Charles Henry Schwarz (brother) Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. (great-grandson) Signature. Frederick August Otto Schwarz (October 18, 1836 – May 17, 1911) was a German-born American toy retailer known for founding FAO Schwarz. [ 1][ 2][ 3]

4. The Lesson (short story) - Wikipedia

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   The story is about a trip initiated by a well-educated woman named Miss Moore who has taken it upon herself to expose the unappreciative children of the neighborhood to the world outside of their oppressed community. The destination is the FAO Schwarz Toy Store in Manhattan, where the toys aimed at a white market are extremely expensive. Some ...

5. Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. - Wikipedia

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   Schwarz was born in New York City, the great-grandson of German-American Frederick August Otto Schwarz, the founder of the Fifth Avenue toy store, F.A.O. Schwarz. His family sold the majority interest in the toy store in 1963. [2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1957 and received a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1960. In 1960, he ...

6. Can Toys R Us afford FAO Schwarz?

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   On Thursday, Toys R Us announced that it has purchased boutique toy store FAO Schwarz. Schwarz, the iconic Manhattan wonderland featured in the movie Big, has declared bankruptcy twice amid ...

7. Walking Piano - Wikipedia

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   Walking Piano at FAO Schwarz, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 2004. The Walking Piano, also called the Big Piano by its creator, Remo Saraceni, is an oversized synthesizer. [1] Merging dance, music, and play, it is played by the user's feet tapping the keys to make music. Versions of the piano have been installed in museums, children's hospitals ...