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| National Pro Tournament, ver. 1 |
| Exhibit #2380 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Standard (-) |
| Axle | Fixed |
| Finish | Painted |
| Packaging | None |
| Construction | One piece wood |
| Response | None |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Condition | 8 |
| Date | 1973 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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What the Duncan "Imperial" yo-yo is to the USA, the one-piece Elfverson "Pro" yo-yo (and "Olympic" model) is to Canada. These classic wooden yo-yos were typically a Canadian player's first introduction to yo-yo.
National Yo-Yo and Bo-Lo Company of Toronto, Ontario sold the Olympic and Pro yo-yo between 1968 and 1977. During that time, approximately 3.8 million Pro Tournaments and 2 million Olympics were made. Both models underwent a few changes in stamp design during the nine year run, but the body shape remained the same for both. The Pro Tournament started out with a sticker seal on the face. Then, in the early 1970s, a gold-leaf stamped seal was used, as seen in this exhibit.
Both the Pro and Olympic models continued to be sold under various toy company names--with only slight changes being made to the seals over the years--until about 2005. The yo-yos were manufactured by Elfverson, based out of Sweden. Compare with similar versions from Parker, Canada Games, Playtoy, and Irwin Toys.
Version 1 (this exhibit) says, from top to bottom:
"Original"
"Pro"
(registered trademark symbol)
"Yo-Yo"
"Top"
"Tournament"
"Genuine"
Version 2 says, from top to bottom:
"Original Genuine"
"Pro"
(registered trademark symbol)
"Yo-Yo"
"Top"
"Tournament"
"Spinner"
It's not clear which version came first. However, a product sheet from about 1968 shows a picture of version 1. National yo-yos were almost always sold loose out of a yo-yo display carton.
Original retail price: 79¢ Canadian. | |
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