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 Sponsors and Curators
The Museum of Yo-Yo History is a labor of love, and we would not be able to stay up-to-date with exhibits without the support of our sponsors and curators. Big thanks go to One Drop Design and Duncan for supplying us with their latest models, YoYoExpert for their help and support, and to Cody Orr, TotalArtist and YoYoBrothers™ for allowing us to use their collections!
If you're a manufacturer, or just a big collector and you want to help support the Museum drop me at line at chimera@yoyomuseum.com
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| Hi-Ker Flat-Top |
| Exhibit #3520 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Concave )-( |
| Axle | Fixed |
| Finish | Painted |
| Color | Orange |
| Packaging | None |
| Construction | Three piece wood |
| Response | None |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Condition | Mint |
| Date | 1960 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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The yo-yo in this exhibit was sold as "new, old stock." The Hi-Ker Original Flat-Top yo-yo was sold loose out of display boxes and also in polybags with a header card stapled to it. The ones sold out of display boxes sometimes had a blue ink price tag stamped directly onto the face of the yo-yo. In terms of collecting (and overall appearance), such yo-yos are much less desirable, even if the stamped logo is complete.
Made out of wood, it has an identical shape to the original wooden Duncan Butterfly. In Canada, Duncan sold their butterfly model under the name "Flat Top" too, but without the hyphen.
The seal on this model is quite difficult to find complete, especially when it comes to the ship. Usually the stern end, or the bow end, or both, of the aircraft carrier sillouette is missing or partially missing from the seal. Only a small portion of the ship's stern is missing from the model in this exhibit.
The butterfly-shaped yo-yo originally came out in 1958 as invented by Wayne Lundberg of Duncan. The Hi-Ker version likely came out soon afterward between 1958-1960. Around 1960, Wilfred Schlee Jr., owner of Hi-Ker yo-yos sold Hi-Ker to Duncan, who then let the brand completely die off.
Of historical interest...
A little known fact is that Hiker (its original spelling) began in Victoria, British Columbia about 1930 or 1931 as word about the wonder toy quickly traveled up the west coast from its origin in Los Angeles by Pedro Flores. Besides yo-yos, Hiker made wooden toys, woodenware, and auto traffic signals. The yo-yo manufacturing portion was eventually moved to Ontario sometime in the early to mid 1930s. | |
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