Yomega X-Brain Yo-Yo
Yomega X-Brain Yo-Yo
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic "X-Brain" yo-yo was made by Yomega in 1999. It is made of translucent purple plastic and reads “Yomega X-Brain, Bandai 1999, Made in China, USA Patent No. 4,332,102 Auto-Return.” This yo-yo has a cross shaped internal clutch mechanism that returns it to the user when spin has sufficiently slowed.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- yo-yo
- Date made
- 1999
- maker
- Yomega
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3.5 cm x 5.5 cm; x 1 3/8 in x 2 3/16 in
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.47
- patent number
- 4,332,102
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.47
- Credit Line
- Donald F. Duncan, Jr.
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Yo-Yos
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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