Object Details
maker
Cayo Manufacturing Company
Description (Brief)
This steel yo-yo was made by the Cayo Manufacturing Company of Benton Harbor Michigan in the early 1930s. There is a "Captain's Wheel" lithograph pattern design printed on one side in gray, white and black. Julius N. Cayo founded the Cayo Manufacturing Company as a metal stamping business and began making yo-yos in the early 1930s. It was called a Musical Ka-Yo, so not to infringe upon the Duncan Toy Company's trademark of the term "yo-yo." It whistled when spun due to holes in its sides.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Donald F. Duncan, Jr.
ID Number
2002.0246.01
accession number
2002.0246
catalog number
2002.0246.01
Object Name
yo-yo
Physical Description
steel (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 cm x 6.5 cm; x 1 3/16 in x 2 9/16 in
Place Made
United States: Michigan, Benton
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1191959