Object Details
- Royal Tops Manufacturing Co.
- Description (Brief)
- This jumbo-size wooden yo-yo was made by Royal Manufacturing Company in the 1950s. It is blue with a gold stripe, and features a red and yellow crown graphic meant to look like the Crown of England. A blue and white decal reads “Royal Tops Mfg. Co. L.I City. N.Y. King Size Yo-Yo.” Royal was a major mid-century maker begun by Filipino immigrant Joe Radovan.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Donald F. Duncan, Jr.
- 1950s
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.24
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.24
- Object Name
- yo-yo
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 cm x 7.5 cm; x 1 9/16 in x 2 15/16 in
- Place Made
- United States: New York, Queens, Long Island City
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Yo-Yos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1191982
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-4daa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
