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| Duncan Mark I Satellite |
| Exhibit #3542 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Specialty |
| Axle | Fixed |
| Finish | Painted |
| Color | Red/white |
| Packaging | Poly Bagged with Card |
| Construction | One piece wood |
| Response | None |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Condition | Mint in Package |
| Date | 1960 |
| To | 1962 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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An unsusual Duncan "domed" Mark I Satellite. This model is white with glitter in the paint; the rims are red with glitter in the paint too. However, there is no stamp or seal on the domed portion of the yo-yo. It's unknown if this was by design or if it was a mistake in manufacturing. The saddle header card is very hard to come by too. The yo-yo is polybagged but the header card stapled to it is a rarely seen product packaging variation.
The background of the header card has white "stars" on a turquoise sky and a drawing of the exact same Satellite yo-yo (even same coloring) streaking across the sky, right to left. Toys, such as this one, marked the beginning of the end for cowboy-themed toys and western dramas on television and the radio.
The back of the header card has a small illustration of how to string the yo-yo and another illustration showing the proper length in relation to your body height. Also has printed "Donald F. Duncan Inc. Chicago, Illinois" below the illustrations. Based on this information -- and the fact that the yo-yo in this exhibit came out sometime around 1960 to 1962 -- apparently Duncan still had business offices in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. It's manufacturing plant, however, was based out of Luck, Wisconsin by this time.
From the Duncan website:
"The Duncan Satellite is one of the most easily recognizable and uniquely shaped yo-yos in Duncan's history. The Satellite was introduced in 1960 at the International Toy Fair in New York City. Manufactured from 1960 to 1965, the Satellite is a favorite of yo-yo collectors. A variation on the Satellite was the Sonic Shrieking Satellite, which made a whistling sound when spun." | |
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