Object Details
- Duncan
- Description (Brief)
- This wooden butterfly yo-yo was made by the Duncan Toys Company from 1958-1965. It is painted with a light blue glitter enamel paint, and has a stamped gold butterfly design with the words “Duncan Butterfly Yo-Yo.” Butterfly yo-yos have beveled rims tapering inward toward the axle to improve its string catching ability. Although the Duncan company lost its trademark on the term “Yo-Yo” it retains the trademark for“Butterfly.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1960s
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.23
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.23
- 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
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Yo-Yos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1191981
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-4fc9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
