An Interesting Piece of Yo-yo History

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Thanks for sharing! This piece is also mentioned/listed in the Smithsonian website spotlight piece, “the History of Yo-Yo in America.”

“America owes its fascination with the yo-yomainly to Chicago businessman Donald F. Duncan Sr., who spotted it while on a business trip to San Francisco in 1928. It was being used by Pedro Flores, a Philippine immigrant who began selling a toy labeled with the name, “yo-yo,” meaning “come-come” in the native language of the Philippines.”

Read more in the subject! https://www.si.edu/spotlight/yo-yo

Enjoy!

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