Genuine Tournament Yo-Yo
Genuine Tournament Yo-Yo
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- Description (Brief)
- This plastic yo-yo was manufactured by the Duncan Toys Company in the 1950s. It is solid yellow with a hot-stamped golden seal reading “Genuine Tournament Yo-Yo, U.S. Patent, Duncan Tops.” This was one of Duncan’s first attempts at making a standard plastic yo-yo after years of production in wood.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- yo-yo
- Date made
- 1950s
- maker
- Duncan
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 cm x 5.5 cm; x 1 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.30
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.30
- Credit Line
- Donald F. Duncan, Jr.
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Yo-Yos
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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