My name is Ken and I no longer yo. My first yo-yo was bought for me by my mother about 1958 or so. It was a yellow Duncan Imperial and I used it for many years. If I remember right it cost around 29 cents. Big money for a kid at the time.
I am no longer able to use a yo-yo due to my age. Over the years I have purchased many yo’s and still have them. I am hoping to sell them soon and want them to go to someone who will appreciate them.
I am going to attempt to post one photo that shows some that I have.
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I just messaged you. Nice to meet you. Josh
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Thanks for the welcome Josh!
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Those are nice. Are you keeping a few favorites?
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Niiice!!
That is about the time I started to yoyo, also a Duncan.
I am definitely old and my hands are going downhill but I still love my yoyos!
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Steve,
I am really not planning on keeping any of them, but hard to let them go.
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I used to walk the dog, rock the baby, and round the world, but really can’t now.
I have taken more then a few hits to the forehead over the years but was always able to carry on.
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Welcome to the forums! Beautiful collection you have there!
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Hey Ken…. Welcome back! You never stop throwing…… I’m 68 and I still toss when able!!
Still comes my soul enough to allow me to think and solve my life’s issues……
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You have a great collection…. You should be put in touch with the yoyo museum & doc pop maybe….?
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A few more. Note some of the photos overlap each other and may show the same yo-yo twice.
Some of these are fairly recent reproductions.
I think that is all for today!
Ken
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Thanks for sharing your beautiful collection, and welcome!
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Thanks all for the welcomes! Much appreciated.
Will try to wrap-up my photos today. First are mostly repro’s.
And miscellaneous.
That about covers it. I hope I have not bored everyone!
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Good age, 68 - I just got there yesterday myself!
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I guess I stepped on some forum rules, my error. Many of my yo-yo’s are kept up high and I have some difficulty with ladders, but have done a quick re-shoot or my yo-yo’s. My apology for not abiding by the rules.
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I hope I got all of them downloaded here.
Ken
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Wow those are rare i love em. Hi im jeff
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Not in 1958 and more like $1.29, but my first Yo-Yo was a Yellow Gold metal Imperial as well. Took all my net worth to purchase it. Still have it some 50 years later.
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Hello Jeff! I mostly bought them a couple here and a couple there. never occurred to me that they would be collectable some day.
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Wish I still had my original Imperial. I really liked that yo-yo. I grew up in a small town of about 20,000 people, and Duncan Company, as far as I remember, never had a tournament there. I was not good enough to compete, but I sure wish I could have watched some yo-yo competitions.
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Don’t know that you broke any rules. As far as I can tell you’re just showing what you have.
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