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| Kurt Naef Jo-Joptik, design C |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Specialty |
| Axle | Fixed |
| Finish | Painted |
| Color | White/black |
| Packaging | Boxed |
| Construction | Three piece wood |
| Response | None |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Condition | 9 |
| Date | 1984 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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The wooden Jo-Joptik (or Optic Yo-Yo) made in Switzerland and marketed by the company (Kurt) Naef, also based out of Switzerland. The optic print was designed by Hirotoshi Tajiri.
There were four optical designs in this series with each yo-yo using the same flat, wide diameter body attached to a nylon string that had a small wooden black ball on the end.
Because there is a different optical design on each side, the product literature simply refers to each yo-yo as A, B, C, and D. The yo-yo in this exhibit is C. See the "Design Sheet" image in this exhibit. These wooden yo-yos functioned more as a visual novelty.
Kurt Naef (1926-2006), a Swiss native, devoted more than 60 years of his life to the material of wood. First, as an apprenticed carpenter and later, as a designer of wooden toys. The toys are what he became known for around the world.
See also the following:
• Jo-Joptik, design A
• Jo-Joptik, design B
• Jo-Joptik, design C
• Jo-Joptik, design D | |
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