Duncan Starburst Whistler Yo-Yo
date: label: Date made
content: 1930s
name: label: maker
content: Duncan
label: maker
content: Cayo Manufacturing Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0246.03
label: accession number
content: 2002.0246
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0246.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: yo-yo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 cm x 6 cm; x 1 3/16 in x 2 3/8 in