Object Details
- Duncan
- Cayo Manufacturing Company
- Description (Brief)
- This steel Duncan yo-yo was made by the Cayo Manufacturing Company in the 1930s. It has flat sides and a red, yellow and blue starburst lithograph seal design on both halves. There are two small air holes that make a whistling sound when the toy is spun. The decal reads “Genuine Duncan Whistling Yo-Yo.” The Duncan Toys Company contracted its metal yo-yos to the Cayo Manufacturing Company until World War II.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1930s
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.03
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.03
- Object Name
- yo-yo
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 cm x 6 cm; x 1 3/16 in x 2 3/8 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_1191961
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5c59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
