Hummingbird Smothers Brothers Yo-Yo
date: label: Date made
content: 1988
name: label: depicted
content: Smothers Brothers
label: maker
content: Hummingbird Toy Company, Ltd.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This wooden "Smothers Brothers" yo-yo was made by the Hummingbird Toy Company in 1988. The yo-yo is unopened upon its original yellow, red and black display card that also holds an owner’s manual. Silhouette images of the brothers holding musical instruments are printed on the card. The yo-yo has flat sides and a stamped drawing of Dick Smothers (1939- ). The Smothers Brothers were a duo comedy variety act who parlayed their song “Yo-yo Man” into a successful instructional video and yo-yo line.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, Arcade
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
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content: Yo-Yos
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0246.52
label: accession number
content: 2002.0246
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0246.52
objectType: label: Object Name
content: yo-yo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (display card material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 cm x 17 cm x 3 cm; 5 7/8 in x 6 11/16 in x 1 3/16 in