Museum of Yo-Yo History


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Duncan Mickey Mouse Club - No. 1451

Exhibit #3626

Type	Production
Shape	Standard (-)
Axle	Fixed
Packaging	Poly Bagged with Card
Construction	Multi-piece plastic
Response	Starburst
Diameter	52 mm
Width	28 mm
Gap	Fixed
Condition	Mint in Package
Date	1963
To	1964
Owner	Rick Brough
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Duncan Official Mickey Mouse Club Yo-Yo Return top. No. 1451, version 1. Originally sold for 59Â¢. "If it isn't Duncan it isn't yo-yo". Catch phrase was changed from "If it isn't a Duncan, it isn't a yo-yo".

This version is a little harder to find compared to version 2a and version 2b. On side A, the yo-yo has "Mickey Mouse Club" with a single large face of Mickey Mouse below the words. Side B has a colorful starburst design radiating from the center, with the words MICKEY MOUSE CLUB DUNCAN YO-YO RETURN TOP.

Compare with version 2a which has a different side A design and different side B text.

At the end of Duncan's fiscal year, May 31, 1963 -- which also marked the annual conclusion of their promotions for the season until Fall -- Duncan switched from using polybags (as seen in this exhibit) to using blister cards (also known as bubble cards) for their product. A blister carded version of this Duncan Imperial Jr. yo-yo was released in the Fall of 1963.

Besides the move to bubble cards, May 1963 also marks the time that Duncan began to switch from using alphanumeric and two- and three-digit stock codes to using all four-digit stock codes. Knowing this information can help you date early to mid-1960s Duncan yo-yo products.

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