Cheerio Practice Yo-Yo
Cheerio Practice Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This type of wooden Cheerio brand yo-yo was made by Wilfred Schlee during the 1950s and 1960s in Ontario, Canada. It has flat sides and a pale green and white design. There is a gold, red and black foil sticker on one side reading “Tested and Approved for Practice, Tournament Practice Cheerio, Return Top 25, By Official Worlds Champions.” Cheerio was the best selling yo-yo brand in Canada and England during the 1930s, and became one of the Duncan Toy Company's main U.S. competitors after World War II.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- yo-yo
- maker
- Cheerio
- Place Made
- United States
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 cm x 5.5 cm; x 1 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.18
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.18
- Credit Line
- Donald F. Duncan, Jr.
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Yo-Yos
- Sports & Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Beatrice Martingale
Sat, 2013-08-10 23:52