Object Details
- Cheerio
- 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
- Credit Line
- Donald F. Duncan, Jr.
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.18
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.18
- Object Name
- yo-yo
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 cm x 5.5 cm; x 1 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in
- Place Made
- United States
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Yo-Yos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1191976
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6c8d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
