Registry No. 1660-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

TOY AND PLAYTHINGS 

INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1933 

BY 

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 

WE DO OUR PART 

1. Executive Order 

2. Letter of Transmittal 

3. Code 

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(II) 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 

CooE OF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE Toy AND PLA YTHINGs INDUSTRY 

An application having been duly made, pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for my approval of a Code 

of Fair Competition for the Toy and Playthings Industry, and 

hearings having been held thereon and the Administrator having 

rendered his report containing an analysis of the said code of fair 

competition together with his recommendations and finding·s with 

respect thereto, and the Administrator having found that the said 

code of fair competition complies in all respects with the pertinent 

provisions of title I of said act and that the requirements of clauses 

(1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 3 of the said act have been 

met: 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the 

United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by title I of 

the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and 

otherwise, do adopt and approve the report, recommendations, and 

findings of the Administrator and do order that the said code of 

fair competition be and is hereby approved, subject to the following 

condition: 

That the application of the provisions of section 5, article III, 

insofar as such section provides for the payment of time and one 

third for all hours over forty per week worked by employees to whom 

such provision applies, shall be stayed until January 1, 1934, at 

which time such provisions shall become effective and have the same 

force and effect as any other provision of the code. 

THE "\V HITE HousE, 

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, 

President. 

November 4, 1933. 

Approval recommended: 

HuaH S. JOHNSON, 

Administrator. 

(III) 

194s1°-1ss-101-33 
OCTOBER 31, 1933. 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

Srn: A Public Hearing on the Code of Fair Competition for the 

Toy and Playthings Industry of the United States, submitted by 

the Toy Manufacturers of the U.S.A., Inc., located at 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, was conducted in Washington on the 

1st and 2nd of September 1933 in accordance with the provisions of' 

the National Industrial Recovery Act. The Association claims to 

represent 65 percent of the industry in addition to a number of 

independent manufacturers who approve the code as submitted by 

the Association. 

The :maximum hours per week provided in this Code are 40 per 

week, with provision for peak demand and emergencies. This is a 

reduction of approximately eight to fourteen hours per week from 

the hours worked in the industry in the past. The limitation of 

hours will increase employment approximately 20 percent, which 

will restore employment in this industry to approximately 90 percent of the 1929 figure. 

The minimum wage of $12.00 per week, or 30 cents per hour, 

while relatively lower than that of other industries, is consistent 

with conditions of manufacture in the industry and the unskilled 

nature of a large portion of the work. Wages in this industry have 

been very low in the past. 

The Census of Manufacture reports a total value of products for 

1929 of approximately $103,647,000. The ratio of wages to value of 

products in 1929 for the industry as a whole was 25.1 percent. 

From evidence adduced at the hearing and recommendations of 

the Research and Planning Division, a provision for the elimination 

of home work as of January 1, 1934 has been included. 

Further evidence establishes the fact that this industry will receive practically no benefit from the operation of this code until the 

year 1934 because of outstanding contracts which are made early in 

the year for the manufacture and delivery of the products of the 

industry to the trade. The additional expense which must be absorbed due to the higher wages and shortened hours is a very definite 

burden until such time as these outstanding contracts are consummated. 

It is, therefore, recommended that a stay of operation of the time 

and one third provision for all hours worked per week over 40 as set 

forth in Section 5, of Article III, of the Code, be granted by executive order until January 1, 1934, at which time this provision shall 

become effective. 

FINDINGS 

The Administrator finds that: 

{a) The Code as recommended complies in all respects with the 

pertinent provisions of Title I of the Act, includin<Y without limita.-

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tion, subsection (a) of Section 7, and subsection (b) of Section 10 

thereof; and that 

(b) The Toy Manufacturers of the U.S.A., Inc., the applicant 

group herein, imposes no inequitable restrictions on admission to 

membership and is truly representative of the Toy and Playthings 

Industry; and that 

( c) The Code as recom1nended is not designed to promote monopolies or to eliminate or oppress small enterprises and will not operate 

to discriminate against them, and will tend to effectuate the policy 

of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

This industry has cooperated in a most satisfactory manner with 

the Administration in the preparation of this Code. From evidence 

adduced during this hearing and from recommendations and reports 

of the various Advisory Boards it is believed that this Code as now 

proposed and revised represents an effective, practical, equitable solution for this industry, and its approval as herewith submitted is 

recommended. 

Respectfully, 

HUGH s. JOHNSON, 

Administrator. 
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CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE TOY AND 

PLAYTHINGS INDUSTRY 

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES 

To effectuate the policy of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, the following provisions are submitted as a Code of 

Fair Competition for the Toy and Playthings Industry, and upon 

approval by the President, shall be the standard of fair competition 

for this industry. 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIONS 

1. As used herein the term " Toy and Playthings Industry " is defined to mean the manufacture and production of any or all of the 

general classes of articles as listed in Schedule A, annexed to this 

Code and made a part hereof, or any part or parts of any one or 

more of such articles, and such kindred lines of manufacture or production as may from time to time be included under the provisions 

of this Code. 

2. The term "employee" as used herein includes any person engaged in any phase of the industry in any capacity receiving compensation for his services, irrespective of the method of payment of 

such compensation, and shall include all proprietors, partners, supervisors, and foremen when actually engaged in productive work. 

3. The term "employer" as used herein includes anyone engaged 

in the manufacture or: production of any or all of the articles or any 

part or parts of any one or more of such articles as listed in Schedule 

A annexed to this Code. 

4. The term "cleaners" shall mean that class of employees who 

perform only such work as is commonly performed by janitors. 

5. The term "effective date" as used herein shall mean the second 

Monday following the approval of this Code by the President. 

6. The terms " President", "Act", and "Administrator" as used 

herein shall mean respectively the President of the United States, 

the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Administrator of such 

Act. 

ARTICLE III-Houns 

1. No employee shall be permitted to work in excess of forty ( 40) 

hours in any one week except executives who receive over $35.00 per 

week, and outside sales persons, supervisory staff, and office employees who shall be permitted a tolerance of ten percent above the 

regular hours of work. 

2. The maximum hours fixed in the foregoing section shall not 

apply to employees on emergency repair work, involving breakdowns or protection of life or property, but in such special cases at 

least time and one third shall be paid for all hours worked in excess 

of the maximum hours herein provided. 

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3. The maximum hours of labor for firemen, eno-ineers, truck 

drivers, shipping crews, and cleaners shall be forty ( 40) with a tolerance of ten percent; provided, that the rate of pay for all hours in 

excess of forty ( 40) per week shall be one and one third times the 

regular rate. 

4. Watchmen may be employed in pairs and shall not work more 

than 36 and 48 hours on alternate weeks, or an average of 42 hours 

per week. 

5. For those branches of the Toy and Playthings Industry in 

which seasonal or peak demand places an unusual and temporary 

burden, such number of hours may be worked as are required by the 

necessities of the situation, but in no case shall an employee work 

more than 48 hours in any one week, or 96 hours in any calendar year 

in excess of the maximum provisions set forth in paragraphs 1 and 3; 

provided, however, that time and one third shall be paid for all hours 

per week over forty. At the end of each calendar month every employer shall report to the Administrator, through the Code Authority, in such detail as may be required, the number of man-hours 

worked in that month on account of seasonal or peak demand requirements and the ratio which said man-hours bear to the total 

number of man-hours of labor during said month. 

6. No employee shall work, or be permitted to work, for a total 

number of hours in excess of the number of hours prescribed herein 

whether he be employed by one or more employers. 

7. Home work is hereby prohibited after January 1, 1934. 

ARTICLE IV-WAGES 

1. No employee shall be paid at less than the rate of thirty cents 

( 30¢) per hour or twelve dollars ( $12.00) per. week for forty ( 40) 

hours of labor, except that: 

(a) Learners who have had no previous experience or employment in this industry shall, for a six weeks' learning period, receive 

80 percent of the minimum above provided or nine dollars and sixty 

cents ($9.60) per week for forty (40) hours of labor, and shall be 

limited to ten percent of the total number of employees, and except 

further, that in plants totaling less than twenty-five employees one 

learner may be allowed for each six employees. 

2. This article establishes a minimum rate of pay, regardless of 

whether an employee is compensated on a time rate or piecework or 

other basis. 

3. It is the policy of the members of this industry to refrain from 

reducing the compensation for employment which compensation was, 

prior to June 16, 1933, in excess of the minimum wage herein set 

forth, notwithstanding that the hours of work in such employment 

may be reduced; and all members of this industry shall endeavor to 

increase the pay of all employees in excess of the minimum wage, as 

herein set forth, by an equitable adjustment of all pay schedules. 

4. Employers shall not reclassify employees so as to defeat the 

purposes of the Act. 

5. Female employees performing substantially the same work us 

male employees shall receive the same rates of pay as male employees. 
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6. A person whose earning power is limited because of physical 

or mental defect, age, or other infirmity, may be employed on light 

duty below the minimum wage set by the Code, provided the employer 

obtains from the State Authority designated by the United States 

Department of Labor a certificate authorizing such employment at 

such wages and for such hours as shall be stated in the certificate 

the provision of such certificate to designate the minimum wage and 

the maximum hours to be observed by the employer in relation to 

such employees. 

ARTICLE V-CHILD LABOR 

No person under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed in 

the industry, nor anyone under eighteen years of age at operations 

or occupations hazardous in nature or detrimental to health. The 

Code Authority shall submit to the Administrator for approval 

before January 1, 1934, a list of such hazardous occupations. Reliance in good faith by an employer upon any evidence as to age admissible in the courts of the State in which such employment takes 

place shall be deemed a compliance with this provision. 

ARTICLE VI-AoMINISTRA. TION 

To further effectuate the policies of the Act, a Code Authority is 

hereby established to cooperate with the Administrator in the administration of this Code. 

1. Organization and constitution of Code Authority. 

(a) The Code Authority shall consist of nine members to be approved by the Administrator and chosen by a fair method of selection by the National Committee of the Toy and Playthings Industry 

and not more than three members without vote, appointed at the 

discretion of the President. 

2. The National Committee shall consist of the following: 

The Board of Directors of the Toy Manufacturers of the 

U.S.A., Inc. 

Three (3) members of the Advisory Committee, as constituted 

and provided by the By-Laws of the Association. 

The Chairman of the Marketing Committee of the Toy Manufacturers of the U.S.A., Inc. 

Representatives of each Division as outlined below: 

Balloon Division Costume and Playsuit Division 

Ball Division (Rubber) Desk Division 

Book and Game Division Doll and Baby Carriage Divisiol] 

Doll Division Sled Division 

General Toy Division Sporting Goods Division (JuveGeneral Wood Toy Di vision nile) 

Iron Toy Division Soft Stuffed Toy Division 

Playground Equipment Division Tinsel Division 

(Juvenile) Wheel Goods Di vision 

Pool and Billiard Table Division Croquet Division 

(Juvenile) Metal Toy Division 

Pull Toy Division Party Goods and Decorations 

Paint and Crayon Division Division 

(a) Other divisions may be established upon application to the 

Code Authority. 
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(b) Each Di vision may designate or establish its own Administrative Committee, subject to the approval of the Code Authority 

and the Administrator, which shall make recommendations pertaining to all conditions and problems relating exclusively to such 

division. 

( c) Proposals affecting more than one division may be initiated 

by any division affected, and shall be submitted for consideration to 

the Code Authority; and, with the approval of the Administrator, 

shall be binding upon the proposing divisions and all other divisions 

affected thereby. 

3. The Toy Manufacturers of the U.S.A., Incorporated, shall be 

the Agency under the Code Authority :for administering the provisions of this Code. 

(a) There shall be submitted to the Administrator the Articles 

of Association, By-Laws, Regulations1 and any amendments when 

made thereto, and such other informat10n as to membership, organization, and activities as the Administrator may require to effectuate 

the purposes of this Act. 

(b) No inequitable restrictions on admission to membership in the 

Toy Manufacturers of the U.S.A., Inc., or any other trade association or organized group participating in the activities of the Code 

Authority shall be imposed, and any member of the industry shall 

be eligible for membership in any such trade association or organized group upon compliance with the provisions of the bylaws relating to membership, provided that any person applying for such 

membership shall, in addition to the payment of such dues as are 

imposed and paid by all other members, accept a reasonable and 

equitable share of the cost of code development and administration. Such members of the industry who do not choose to become 

members of any trade association or organized group may participate in the activities of the Code Authority_ as herein provided by 

paying to the Code Authority such proportionate part of the cost 

of the code development and administration as the Code Authority 

subject to the Administrator's approval, shall prescribe as fair and 

equitable. 

4. The Code Authority, subject to review by the Administrator, 

shall have the following duties and powers to the extent permitted 

by this Act: 

-Ca) To require and receive reports as to wages and hours of labor 

showing actual hours worked by employees and minimum rates of 

wages. 

(b) To receive monthly reports showing stocks on hand, orders, 

shipments, and cancellations, and 

(c) In addition to the information required to be submitted to 

the Code Authority, there shall be furnished to governmental agencies such statistical information as the Administrator may deem 

necessary for the purposes cited in Section 3a of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act, and such other data or information as 

the Code Authority, subject to the approval of the Administrator, 

may from time to time require. 

( d) Except as otherwise provided in the National Industrial Recovery Act, all statistical data filed in accordance with the provisions 

o:f paragraphs (a) and (b) above, shall be confidential; and reports, 
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statistical data, etc., submitted by one employer shall not be revealed 

to any other employer except for the purpose of administering and 

enforcing the provisions of this Code. 

5. The Code Authority shall make recommendations to the 

Administrator as follows : 

(a) Recommendations as to the disposal of dropped lines, sometimes designated as "close-outs." 

(b) Recommendations regarding price differentials for all channels of distribution. 

( c) Recommendations as to additional discounts to be granted on 

orders placed prior to October 1. 

6. Prices of all products shall be based upon accurate and known 

costs, as established by an adequate cost-finding system, approved 

by the Administrator, which shall be open to inspection at reasonable times by authorized nonmember representatives of the Toy 

Manufacturers of the U.S.A., Inc. 

ARTICLE VII-TRADE PRACTICES 

The following practices eonstitute unfair methods of competition 

and are prohibited: 

1. The selling of any · article below cost, as determined by an 

adequate system of accounting. 

2. The selling directly or indirectly or through a sales agent, 

by any means whatsoever, any product of the industry at a price 

lower~ or at a discount greater or on more favorable terms of payment than those provided in the current net price list or price list 

and discount sheets on file with the Code Authority. However, 1t 

is hereby specifically provided that any member of the industry may 

meet competition in any specific instance by selling his product at 

a price not less than the lowest price of a comparable article on file 

with the Code Authority. 

3. Oon.signments.-The selling of goods on consignment or entering into agreements, such· as the redating of orders, shipping in 

excess of order, exchanging or accepting in return goods after selling 

season, or other practices which violate the principle of a bona fide 

sale. Goods for reconditioning shall be accepted only under the 

written permission of the employer and providing adequate charges 

shall be made for the cost of reconditioning; and transportation costs 

shall be paid by the customer. 

4. Delivery Practices.-The delivery of merchandise in quantities 

in excess of that actually ordered and for which the buyer has contracted to pay, and the sending of unordered merchandise either to 

regular or prospective customers. 

5. Rebates.-The granting of secret rebates or secret concessions 

in any form. 

6. M isrepresentation.-Misrepresentation of merchandise on the 

part of any parties in respect to style, color, size, substance, design, 

or quality, or the use of false, deceptive, untrue, or misleading statements by way of advertising, branding, or otherwise, concerning the 

nature and character of own or competitor's merchandise on the part ·of any or all parties concerned. 
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1. Comrnercial Bribery.-Commercial bribery, whatever the form. 

8. Copying or Piracy in the lndustry.-The copying of lines or 

items by competitors for their own use _prior to the end of the year 

following that in which they were so originated. 

9. Allowances.-(a) The making of allowances for advertising in 

any form. 

(b) The making of allowances in any form for special sales or 

other special or extraordinary sales events. 

( c) The making of allowances in any form for freight, except, 

wherein a particular division of the ~oy and Playthings !ndustry, 

with the approval of the Code Authority, shall have established and 

approved such allowances for the members of that division and only 

then when such allowances have been included in the sales price of 

the merchandise. 

( d) The making of allowances for demonstrations in any form. 

However, the demonstration of merchandise in retail stores may be 

arranged by manufacturers of the Toy and Playthings Industry, 

provided: 

(1) That all demonstration costs shall be paid by the employer. 

(2) That the demonstrators shall be acceptable and accountable to 

both the employer and the retailer. 

(3) That the demonstrators may be discharged by either the 

employer or the retailer. 

( 4) That the demonstrators shall devote their entire time and 

attention to the demonstration of the employer's merchandise and 

shall not write sales checks. 

(5) That the costs of such demonstrations shall not be deducted 

by the retailer when making payments for the merchandise. 

10. lnte1·f erence with Contractual Relations.-Maliciously inducing or attempting to induce the breach of an existing oral or written 

contract between a competitor and his customer or source of supply: 

or interfering with or obstructing the performance of any such 

contractual duties or services. 

11. The offering or giving of prizes, pi'emiums, or gifts in connection with the sale of products, or as an inducement thereto, by any 

scheme which involves lottery, misrepresentation, or fraud. 

12. Defarnation.-The defamation of competitors by falsely imputing to them dishonorable conduct, inability to perform contracts, 

questionable credit standing, or by other false representations or by 

the false disparagement of the grade or quality of their goods. 

13. Threats of Litigation.-The publishing or circularizing of 

threats of suits for infringement of patents or trade marks or of 

any other legal proceedings not in good faith, with the tendency or 

effect of harassing competitors or intimidating their customers. 

14. Espionage of Oompetitors.-Securing confidential information 

concerning the business of a competitor by a false or misleading 

statement or representation, by a false impersonation of one in 

r..uthority, by bribery, or by any other unfair method. 

15. Other Unfair Practices.-Nothing in this Code shall limit the 

effect of any adjudication by the Courts or holding by the Federal 

Trade Commission on complaint, finding, and order, that any practice or method is unfair, providing that such adjudication or holding 

is not inconsistent with any provision of the Act or of this Code. 
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ARTICLE VIII-TERMS OF SALE, P AYMENT, ETC. 

The following rules and regulations governing marketing practices shall be observed by all employers in the Toy and Playthings 

Industry except where a particular division of the Industry, with 

the approval of the Code Authority and the Administrator, shall 

have established exceptions therefrom. 

1. Terms of Sale.-Prices quoted shall be on the basis of a bona 

fide sale and full details of all terms of sale as to date, payment, 

quantity, price, delivery arrangements, and the like shall be set forth 

in a written order and shall be strictly adhered to in the execution 

of the order. 

2. T erms of Payment.-Selling terms shall not exceed two percent 

(2%) ten days, net thirty days: Bills are due and payable. net at 

the office of the seller within 30 days from the date of the invoice. 

Datings shall not exceed the following schedules: 

(a) Orders received for shipment in January, F ebruary, and 

March may be dated the following April 1st upon the customer's 

agreeing that shipment may be made at any time at the seller's convenience prior to April 1st. Orders received for shipment April, 

May, and June may be dated the following July 1st upon the customer's agreeing that shipment may be made at any time at the 

seller's convenience prior to July 1st. Orders received for shipment 

in July, August, and September may be dated the following October 

1st, upon the customer's agreeing that shipment may be made at 

any time at the seller's convenience prior to October 1st. ~Then datings are granted, the discou11:t of two percent (2% ) may be allowed 

on payments made on or prior to the 10th of that month and payment 

will be due net, in full, on the 30th day of that rn.onth. 

(b) An anticipation may be allowed for advance payment on 

shipments of dated orders, but such anticipation sh all not exceed 

1⁄2 of 1 percent per month. No datings will be granted on shipments 

in October, November, or December. 

3. Freight.-All shipments shall be f.o.b. city of manufacture. In 

any case where the employer has a warehouse stock in another city, 

the goods shall be priced to include :full cost 0£ freight plus ware-

~ou~e expense, freight and warehouse expense to be shown on the 

1nvo1ce. 

4. Saniples.-Samples requested by customers shall be submitted 

only on the basis 0£ an outright sale and shipped f.o.b. factory. Such 

samples shall not be subject to special sample discounts and shall 

not be returnable. 

5. Price Lists.-Each employer shall, ten days prior to the effective 

date of his price list, file with the Code Authority net current price 

lists and discount sheets, as the case may be. 

6. Revised price lists, except in case of increases, of each and every 

item, with discounts thereon, shall, ten (10) days prior to the effective 

date of the revised price list, be filed from time to time thereafter 

with the Code Authority. 

ARTICLE IX-GENERAL 

As required by Section 7 (a) of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, the following provisions are conditions of this Code: 
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1. Employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and shall be 

free from interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor, 

or their agents, in the designation of such representatives or in selforganization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of 

collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. 

2. No employee and no one seeking employment shall be required, 

as a condition of employment, to join any company union or. to 

refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of 

his own choosing; and 

3. Employers shall comply with the maximum hours of labor, 

minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment approved 

or prescribed by the President. 

4. This Code and all the provisions thereof are expressly made 

subject to the right of the President, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 10 of Title I of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act, from time to time to cancel or modify any 

order approval, license, rule, or regulation issued under Title I of 

said Act, and specifically, but without limitation, to the right of the 

President to cancel or modify his approval of this Code or any conditions imposed by him upon his approval thereof. 

5. Within each State this Code shall not supersede any laws of 

such State imposing more stringent requirements regulating the age 

of employees, wages, hours of work, or health, fire, or general working conditions than under this Code. 

6. Each employer shall post in conspicuous places full copies of 

this Code. 

7. No provision of this Code shall be so applied as to permit 

monopolies or monopolistic practices, or to eliminate, oppress, or 

discriminate against small enterprises. 

8. Such of the provisions of this Code as are not required to be 

included therein by the National Industrial Recovery Act may, with 

the approval of the President of the United States, be modified or 

eliminated as changes in circumstances or experience may indicate, 

such supplemental codes, however, to conform to and be consistent 

with the provisions of this Code as now constituted or hereafter 

changed. It is contemplat_ed that from time to time supplementary 

provisions or additional codes will be submitted for approval of the 

President of the United States to prevent tu_1fair and destructive 

competitive practices and to further effectuate the purposes and 

policies of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

9. Any member of this industry who, prior to June 16, 1933, contracted to buy or sell any goods, wares, or merchandise at a price 

fixed as of the date of said contract for future delivery, shall make 

a bona fide effort to arrive at an equitable adjustment on the price 

thereof as fixed by said contract to meet any proper increase in 

the cost of such goods, wares, or merchandise impo ed by virtue of 

any provision of the National Industrial Recovery Act and in the 

event such effort fails to result in a mutually satisfactory adjustment 

either party to said contract may refer the same for adjustment to 

the Executive Committee of the industry, which said Committee 
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with the aid and assistance of the Administrator or his properly 

designated agent or agents shall endeavor to arrive at an equitable 

adjustment thereof. 

10. Price increases.-Whereas the policy of the Act to increase 

real purchasing power will be made impossible of consummation if 

prices of goods and services increase as rapidly as wages, it is 

recognized that price increases should be delayed and that, when 

made, the same should, so far as reasonably possible, be limited to 

actual increases in the seller's costs. 
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SCHEDULE A 

The Toy and Playthings Industry shall include all employers who produce any 

or all of the general classes of Toys, playthings, or kindred lines listed below : 

Aerial Toys 

Animals 

Athletic Goods (Juvenile) 

Balls and Balloons 

Banks 

Blackboards 

Boats 

Books 

Construction Toys 

Croquet 

Decorative Accessories (Xmas) 

Dolls and Access·ories 

Easter Novelties 

Doll Furniture and Houses 

Educational Toys 

Furniture, Juvenile and Doll 

Games 

Guns (Toy) and Accessories 

Housewares 

Infants' Toys 

Iron and other Small Metal Toys 

Kindergarten Toys 

Mechanical Toys 

Motion Picture Projectors and Cameras 

(Toy) 

Musical Toys 

Noisemakers 

Paints and Crayons 

Playground Equipment (Juvenile) 

Playsuits and Costumes 

Pool and Billiard Tables (Juvenile) 

Rubber Toys 

Skiis (Juvenile) 

Soldiers 

Sleds and Toboggans 

Steel Toys 

Tools and Tool Chests (Juvenile) 

Trains and Accessories 

Wheel Goods, including Wagons, Velocipedes, Doll and Baby Carriages, 

etc. 

Wood Toys 

Miscellaneous 

Party Goods and Decorations 

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