Royal Special Yo-Yo
date: label: Date made
content: 1950s
name: label: maker
content: Royal Chico Toys, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This wooden yo-yo was made by Royal Chico Toys in the 1950s. There is a red and yellow graphic of a crown (made to resemble the Crown of England) on a blue and white decal seal reading “Royal Special, Official Tournament Top.” This yo-yo is in its original packaging, which reads “Royal Champions in Action, watch them on TV.” Royal was a major, mid-century maker started by Filipino immigrant Joe Radovan.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
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content: Yo-Yos
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Donald F. Duncan, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0246.53
label: accession number
content: 2002.0246
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0246.53
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: 17 cm x 11 cm x 5 cm; 6 11/16 in x 4 5/16 in x 1 15/16 in