Sports & Leisure - Overview
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.
"Sports & Leisure - Overview" showing 32 items.
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Royal Thunderbird Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This wooden "Thunderbird" model yo-yo was made by the Royal Tops Manufacturing Company in 1962. It features Royal's crown and chevron logo. The yo-yo is in a blister pack that reads “Precision designed by the original Filipino yo-yo experts to rigid tournament specifications,” and “Be a Champion…and win a Prize!” Eight different tricks are listed on the back of the card.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1962
- maker
- Royal Tops Manufacturing Co.
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.01
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.01
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Royal Super Deluxe Chico Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This red "Chico Super Deluxe" yo-yo was made by the Royal Tops Manufacturing Company during the 1950s and 1960s. "Chico" was the nickname of Royal's founder, Joe Radovan, who was known to wear a sombrero during contests.
- The yo-yo features Royal's crown and chevron logo above a yellow scroll. This example is mounted within a blister pack featuring illustrations of children's playing with yo-yos. The back of the package has instructions for doing tricks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Royal Tops Manufacturing Co.
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.02
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Hallmark Peanuts Puzzler Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic yo-yo was made by Hallmark Cards Inc. in the 1970s. It features an image of Charles Schultz's Peanuts comic-strip character Woodstock. There are four small balls mounted within the yo-yo intended to be played as a game. The yellow display card reads "Peanuts Puzzler YO-YO/ Includes a little extra puzzle for a lot of extra fun!"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- licensee
- Schulz, Charles M.
- maker
- Hallmark Cards, Inc.
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.03
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.03
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Chanukah Musical Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This blue plastic yo-yo was made by Rite Lite LTD in the 1990s. It has a golden menorah on the front and the text “Happy Chanukah.” The yo-yo's retail packaging proclaims “Lights up & Plays Draydel (sic) Song!”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.04
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.04
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Joe Namath Professional Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This white plastic yo-yo was made by the Union Wadding Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1975. It features a central color photograph of NFL quarterback Joe Namath (1943- .) The display card is shaped and colored like a football. The card's back features yo-yo instructions as well as a discount offer for the Joe Namath Instructional Football Camp.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1976
- depicted (sitter)
- Namath, Joe
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.05
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.05
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
American Spinners Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This wooden yo-yo was made by the American Spinners Yo-Yo Corporation. It is black with a red, yellow and green speckle design on both sides. Clear, oval-shaped plastic packaging reads “American’s Best One Piece Wooden Yo-Yo.” American Spinners was founded in 1988.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.07
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.07
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
American Spinners Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This wooden yo-yo was made by the American Spinners Yo-Yo Corporation. It is black, featuring a red, yellow and green design on both sides. Clear, oval-shaped plastic packaging reads "American’s Best One Piece Wooden Yo-Yo.” American Spinners was founded in 1988.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.08
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.08
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Mickey Mouse Club Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This white plastic yo-yo was made by the Festival Company in the mid-1970s. It features an image of Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse and the words "The Mickey Mouse Club."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Walt Disney Productions
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.09
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.09
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Hummingbird Operation Desert Storm Yo-Yo
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Wooden Mexico Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- Green, hand-carved wooden yo-yo reading “Mexico.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2007.0158.11
- accession number
- 2007.0158
- catalog number
- 2007.0158.11
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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