Sports & Leisure

The nation's passion for sports is obvious every day—at NASCAR races, kiddie soccer matches, and countless other contests. From a handball used by Abraham Lincoln to Chris Evert's tennis racket to a baseball signed by Jackie Robinson, the roughly 6.000 objects in the Museum's sports collections bear witness to the vital place of sports in the nation's history. Paper sports objects in the collections, such as souvenir programs and baseball cards, number in the hundreds of thousands.

Leisure collections encompass a different range of objects, including camping vehicles and gear, video games, playing cards, sportswear, exercise equipment, and Currier and Ives prints of fishing, hunting, and horseracing. Some 4,000 toys dating from the colonial period to the present are a special strength of the collections.

This light brown wooden yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1990-1991. One side is engraved with the text “Operation Desert Storm/ Saudi Arabia.“ The reverse side features the Hummingbird Toy Company logo.
Description (Brief)
This light brown wooden yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1990-1991. One side is engraved with the text “Operation Desert Storm/ Saudi Arabia.“ The reverse side features the Hummingbird Toy Company logo. At the time of the conflict, whenever this type of yo-yo was purchased a free one was sent to an American serviceman in the Middle East.
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Hummingbird
ID Number
2007.0158.10
accession number
2007.0158
catalog number
2007.0158.10
This wooden "Oh!Zone" yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1992. It is green with a yellow paint-drip design running through the center. A version appearing in the film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" (1991) popularized the model.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This wooden "Oh!Zone" yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1992. It is green with a yellow paint-drip design running through the center. A version appearing in the film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" (1991) popularized the model.
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Hummingbird
ID Number
2007.0158.13
accession number
2007.0158
catalog number
2007.0158.13
This wooden "Oh!Zone" yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1992. It is orange with a black paint-drip design running through the center. A version appearing in the film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" (1991) popularized the modelCurrently not on view
Description (Brief)
This wooden "Oh!Zone" yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1992. It is orange with a black paint-drip design running through the center. A version appearing in the film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" (1991) popularized the model
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Hummingbird
ID Number
2007.0158.14
accession number
2007.0158
catalog number
2007.0158.14
This "Hummingbird Starburst" was made by Hummingbird To Co., Ltd. in the 1980s. It is light-blue with a star design featuring five embedded jewels.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This "Hummingbird Starburst" was made by Hummingbird To Co., Ltd. in the 1980s. It is light-blue with a star design featuring five embedded jewels.
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Hummingbird
ID Number
2007.0158.33
accession number
2007.0158
catalog number
2007.0158.33
This wooden "Oh!Zone" yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1992. It is yellow with an orange paint-drip design running through the center. A version appearing in the film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" (1991) popularized the model.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This wooden "Oh!Zone" yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company around 1992. It is yellow with an orange paint-drip design running through the center. A version appearing in the film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" (1991) popularized the model.
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Hummingbird
ID Number
2007.0158.15
accession number
2007.0158
catalog number
2007.0158.15

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