Image Source: News.com.au BY JASMINE BAILEY The inventor of Etch A Sketch, André Cassagnes has died at the age of 86.   News.com.au: U.S. toy manufacturer, Ohio Art Company, announced Sunday— Cassagnes passed away in Paris on January 16. The cause of death has not yet been released, but in a statement the company said… "Etch A Sketch has brought much success to the Ohio Art Company, and we will be eternally grateful to Andre for that. His invention brought joy to so many over such a long period of time." In case you don’t remember— the Etch A Sketch is the red drawing toy with knobs. To start your picture over you just shake it. More than 100 million have been sold since 1960. Cassagnes— a French electrician—invented the Etch A Sketch in his garage. The idea came to mind after he peeled a translucent transfer from a light switch plate and found pencil markings transferred to the opposite face. Initially dubbed the Telecran— the toy made its debut in the late 1950’s and began production in 1960. The system they developed at that time—with glass and aluminum powder—is still the same system used today. Cassagnes’ legend will continue to live on because even through the 21st century, the Etch A Sketch has remained a mainstay for the ultimate toy box Like the toy’s role in the movie “Toy Story” and again in “Toy Story 2.” And the toy’s cultural relevance was never more obvious than last year — when political opponents compared Mitt Romney’s changing views to an Etch A Sketch. The Etch a Sketch was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998.