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| Duncan Genuine Yo-Yo |
| Exhibit #4223 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Standard (-) |
| Axle | Fixed |
| Finish | Painted |
| Color | Red/Black |
| Packaging | None |
| Construction | One piece wood |
| Response | None |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Condition | 8 |
| Date | 1929 |
| To | 1933 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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The Genuine Yo-Yo was among the first of two models made by the newly formed Donald F. Duncan, Inc. (28 North Sheldon Street, Chicago, Illinois) after they bought the Flores Yo-Yo Co. (1938 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, California) in 1929. The other was the O-Boy. Neither yo-yo model used "Duncan" in the stamp. By 1932, Duncan was permitted to legally use the name Flores Yo-Yo on yo-yos. Duncan also took over the assets of James E. Lewis who -- at that time -- had been operating as the un-incorporated Flores Yo-Yo Company. Among the numerous assets that Duncan assumed were "100,000 or probably more unfinished 15 cent size toys, approximately 20 to 25 gross [2,880 to 3,600 respectively] of finished toys, all sizes (these may have been shipped out since I [Donald A. Gooch) left Los Angeles), approximately 1 dozen 5-gallon lacquer containers with faucets; 25 to 35 gallons of lacquer."
Based on the above information, it suggests that the early "Duncan" yo-yo in this exhibit may have been among the finished or unfinished assets that Duncan took over from the Flores company in 1932. The profile of the yo-yo appears to be a Flores body. Use the Compare feature to study the body shape of this yo-yo to the large diameter Flores yo-yo and the smaller diameter Flores yo-yo. Notice the pronounced right angle of the inner wall of each body halve.
Of historical interest...
See the Donald F. Duncan, Inc. Corporate Minute Book, 1930-1939 slide show hosted by the National Museum of American History, Archives Center. In particular, see Exhibit "4", a typed letter from April 1932. Notice the logo near the upper left corner of the letter with the initials "DFD" and directly below that the line "TOYS AND NOVELTIES THAT SELL". | |
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