Sponsors and Curators The Museum of Yo-Yo History is a labor of love, and we would not be able to stay up-to-date with exhibits without the support of our sponsors and curators. Big thanks go to One Drop Design and Duncan for supplying us with their latest models, YoYoExpert for their help and support, and to Cody Orr, TotalArtist and YoYoBrothers™ for allowing us to use their collections! If you're a manufacturer, or just a big collector and you want to help support the Museum drop me at line at chimera@yoyomuseum.com Flores Yo-Yo Exhibit #641 Type Production Shape Standard (-) Axle Fixed Finish Painted Color Yellow Construction One piece wood Response None Diameter 2" Dia Gap Fixed Estimated Value $2000 Condition Mint Owner Jim Wright Compare This is the yo-yo that started it all in the USA. If yo-yos were catalogged like stamps, this one would be #1. Pedro Flores, an immigrant from the Phillipines, start a company making these toys from his homeland. Donald Duncan noticed the toys ability to draw a crowd, and the rest is history. One piece wooden design and undersized, it also had a very very thin gap. These were lathed out by hand and even each half of this one piece wooden yo-yo is a little different in shape. The string was a slip string, an innovation creditted to Donald Duncan, but apparently a part of Flores yo-yos before the company was sold. This is an original Flores yo-yo from the late 1920s, with a rare crackle paint job, rare even for a Flores. Other Views Larger Image 2005-2026 Software © David W. Hall Content by David W. Hall & Rick Brough