Chanukah Musical Yo-Yo

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This blue plastic yo-yo was made by Rite Lite LTD in the 1990s. It has a golden menorah on the front and the text “Happy Chanukah.” The yo-yo's retail packaging proclaims “Lights up & Plays Draydel (sic) Song!”

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Stuart F. Crump

ID Number

2007.0158.04

accession number

2007.0158

catalog number

2007.0158.04

Object Name

yo-yo

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)

string (part material)

cardboard (packaging material)

Measurements

overall: 6 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 17.145 cm x 8.89 cm x 3.81 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Sports & Leisure

Yo-Yos

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Children

Sports and Recreation, general

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6409-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1335499