From Textile Remnants to Global Play: The Enduring Legacy of the Hassenfeld Brothers The story of Hasbro, Inc., and by extension, the Hassenfeld brothers, is a remarkable American tale—a narrative not of artistic brushstrokes or sculpted forms, but of entrepreneurial spirit transforming humble beginnings into a global empire of play. It began in 1923, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with the founding of Hassenfeld Brothers as a textile re…