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| Tom Kuhn Sleep Machine - laminated |
| Exhibit #3984 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Concave )-( |
| Axle | Bearing |
| Color | Red/Orange/Grey |
| Packaging | Display Boxed |
| Construction | Three piece wood |
| Response | Turbo Disk |
| Diameter | 56 mm |
| Width | 35 mm |
| Weight | 62 gm |
| Condition | Mint |
| Number Produced | 50 |
| Date | 2003 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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Laminated Tom Kuhn Sleep Machine yo-yo with multiple stripes/layers of the red, orange, and grey wood. Came packaged in a Tom Kuhn-branded box that held the instructions, a blue velour pouch, extra strings, a booklet on Yo-Yo Play by Tom Kuhn, and Dr. Yo's Turbo Discs. The discs were small linen pads that were installed inside the yo-yo to enhance the control and performance of ball bearing yo-yos.
This laminated version is uncommon. In 2003, during a series of research and development sessions for the new laminated Sleep Machines, What's Next Mfg. created a series of seven different colored prototypes that were never put into production. The Sleep Machine in this exhibit was one of those laminated colored prototypes. These were unique yo-yos with few (approximately less than 50) made.
Uses a size I ball bearing axle and Turbo Discs for response.
From the What's Next Mfg. website:
"The Sleep Machine is the world's longest spinning, most technologically advanced wooden yo-yo. This seemingly traditional classic actually sports a patented internally adjustable, non-slip string gap mechanism and ball bearing axle. Add in Dr. Yo's Turbo Disc Technology and you get one awesome all-around performer that still has the look and feel of the classics!"
Original retail price: $60 US.
See also:
• Tom Kuhn - Sleep Machine, laminated (grey and orange)
• Tom Kuhn - Sleep Machine, laminated (orange, red, yellow)
• Tom Kuhn - Sleep Machine, laminated (red, orange, grey) | |
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