We've all played with yo-yo's when we were young. The skill, the frustration of the string getting tangled, the first successful 'walking the dog' trick... A yo-yo is every child's favorite toy for a (usually short) while, and then it gets thrown into a box with the rest of the unwanted toys, or is simply thrown away...
Amazingly, the yo-yo has been around since 500 B.C (!), samples from ancient Greece are available in several musea around the world. There are plenty of online resources available that can tell you more about the history of the yo-yo, as well as a multitude of yo-yo collections sites. One of the best we could find is The Museum of Yo-Yo history. Check it out, it's worth it. Books about yo-yo collecting and history are scarce, but there are a couple available at your favorite online retailers.
The particular yo-yo pictured here is a vintage Duncan yo-yo. It sold for $1,551. Duncan is the name in the yo-yo world. The company was founded in 1930, when entrepreneur Mr. F. Duncan purchased a yo-yo company founded by a Filipino immigrant, Mr. Pedro Flores. Duncan celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2004, and to date has sold over 600 million yo-yo's worldwide.
The Seattle Space Needle yo-yo is rare. It is a 1962 Seattle World Fair souvenir, and it has a very distinct and unique shape, with each of the two halves being modeled after the Space Needle tower in Seattle. With most yo-yo's being plain shaped, the modeling of this sample makes it special. Added to it being a World Fair souvenir (another collecting niche) makes for a desirable collectible.
Amazingly, the yo-yo has been around since 500 B.C (!), samples from ancient Greece are available in several musea around the world. There are plenty of online resources available that can tell you more about the history of the yo-yo, as well as a multitude of yo-yo collections sites. One of the best we could find is The Museum of Yo-Yo history. Check it out, it's worth it. Books about yo-yo collecting and history are scarce, but there are a couple available at your favorite online retailers.
The particular yo-yo pictured here is a vintage Duncan yo-yo. It sold for $1,551. Duncan is the name in the yo-yo world. The company was founded in 1930, when entrepreneur Mr. F. Duncan purchased a yo-yo company founded by a Filipino immigrant, Mr. Pedro Flores. Duncan celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2004, and to date has sold over 600 million yo-yo's worldwide.The Seattle Space Needle yo-yo is rare. It is a 1962 Seattle World Fair souvenir, and it has a very distinct and unique shape, with each of the two halves being modeled after the Space Needle tower in Seattle. With most yo-yo's being plain shaped, the modeling of this sample makes it special. Added to it being a World Fair souvenir (another collecting niche) makes for a desirable collectible.
2 comments:
Interesting blog, I read the whole thing. Wish I could make a few bucks off of my goodies
Hailing from Seattle, I find this to be rather cool ;)
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