In 1945, James and her husband at the time, Richard, founded the company that would later make Slinky, the toy for which she was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 2001.

• 1945年，詹姆斯和她当时的丈夫理查德创办了公司，日后制造的跳跳弹簧圈，使她在2001年被纳入玩具界名人堂。