Duncan Yo-Yo Display Box

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Object Details

maker

Duncan

Description (Brief)

This is an empty cardboard store display box for Duncan Yo-Yos from the 1930s. It is red and white with drawings of international yo-yo users. The box reads “Duncan’s Genuine Gold Seal Beginners’ Yo-Yo Tops…if it isn’t a Duncan-it isn’t a yo-yo top.”

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1930s

ID Number

2002.0246.65

accession number

2002.0246

catalog number

2002.0246.65

Object Name

box

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 2 3/4 in x 9 in x 7 in; 6.985 cm x 22.86 cm x 17.78 cm

Place Made

United States

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Sports & Leisure

Yo-Yos

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-56a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1192026