Museum of Yo-Yo History


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Duncan Tournament

Exhibit #4329

Type	Production
Shape	Standard (-)
Axle	Fixed
Finish	Painted
Color	Blue/White
Packaging	Bubble Carded
Construction	Three piece wood
Response	None
Gap	Fixed
Condition	Mint
Date	1964
To	1965
Owner	Rick Brough
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Square card with star-shaped bubble that seals the yo-yo on the card. An uncommon Duncan card. Plus, the airbrushed paint is half light blue and half white, not all light blue with a white stripe through the middle portion. The rarely seen card and paint on the yo-yo suggest that this version may have been among the last Duncan crossed flags "Tournament" model no. 1077 that they manufactured before going bankrupt in 1965. The paint scheme is similar to the paint scheme that Strombecker used when they bought the production equipment from Duncan following bankruptcy (see Medalist Trickmaster 1 and Medalist Trickmaster 2).

The back of the card has instructions for getting your Duncan yo-yo ready and ordering your Giant Book of Duncan Tricks for 25 cents (see Duncan Trick Book No. 16 from 1961).

See also the Duncan Mardi Gras butterfly, No. 1701 for similar card design to the card seen in this exhibit.

Original retail price: 59 cents US.

Other Views

Card front, large

Close-up of face

Card back, large