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| Duncan Mark II Shrieking Sonic Satellite - No. 500 |
| Exhibit #2178 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Specialty |
| Axle | Fixed |
| Packaging | Poly Bagged with Card |
| Construction | One piece wood |
| Response | None |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Condition | Mint in Package |
| Date | 1962 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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Labeled as the "Duncan Mark II Shrieking Sonic Satellite Yo-Yo Return Top. No. 500.
Body is white with glitter flakes and the outer rim area is bronze colored. First released about March or April 1962.
Body shape is identical to the Duncan Satellite "Mark I". The "Shrieking Sonic" portion comes from the holes drilled into the rims. When you threw a fast spinner, it emitted a whistling sound. Great stuff when you were a kid back then, watching or listening to the beginning of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
The official Duncan description read as follows:
"What's new? Well, just read on...
By the time you read this, trade publications will be carrying photos and descriptions of three brand new Yo-Yo return tops. And they're real honeys! They include the No. 500 Shrieking Sonic Satellite, in two colors, and capable of spinning at more than 1,000 r.p.m., simultaneously producing a high-pitched tone which simulates radio waves to satellites constantly whirling around the earth. It's polybagged and will sell for $1.00. Then there's the attractive No. 700 Mardi Gras, with a dozen festive color patterns for the young and young-in-heart woman. It's of solid Eastman Tenite plastic, and is also a $1.00 retailer. Finally, for the beginner who has designs on becoming an expert, you'll like the smooth performance of the new Junior Size No. 450, which is slightly smaller than the professional Imperial. And it's only 49¢."
It is interesting to point out that in May, 1963, Clyde C. Mortensen, a vice president at Donald F. Duncan, Inc., publicized the decision to continue producing this model, but put it on a blister card (as No. 1500) and eventually change it to an all-metal construction. Unfortunately, the all-metal version never materialized.
See also the Dif-e-Yo Double-blind Orbiter. | |
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