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| Kurt Naef Jo-Joptik, design D |
| Exhibit #2261 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | Specialty |
| Axle | Fixed String |
| Packaging | Boxed |
| Construction | Three piece wood |
| Response | None |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Estimated Value | $25 |
| Condition | 9 |
| Date | 1984 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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The Jo-Joptik (or Optic Yo-Yo) made in Switzerland, optic print designed by Hirotoshi Tajiri, and marketed by the company (Kurt) Naef in Switzerland.
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. 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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