Behold! A list of “recent history to present” spin tops grouped by manufacturer:
Note: tops that are the same mold are listed together and separated by a “/”.
This is not a collector’s list, it is more of a player’s list.
Duncan
Imperial
Rip Cord / Bearing King (interchangeable fixed and bearing polycarb tips)
Spintastics
Sidewinder (plastic tip fixed) / Gladiator (metal tip fixed) / Blizzard (metal tip bearing)
Hollow Point (hollow aluminum (the first?) with no cap. Sidewinder fits inside for double-top play)
Trompo Bearing (Large-ish plastic two-piece top with metal bearing tip)
Trompo Grande (fixed tip, same size as Trompo Bearing, but no recess for inner bearing)
QuickSilver (Same size as the two above but in aluminum)
QuickSilver Hybrid (aluminum body without groves and a plastic cap)
Toycrafter
Monarch (Two-piece glued together plastic w/ plastic tip)
Toss-N-Spin wood top
Watts Tops
Generally 4" to 8" diameter solid wood tops with fixed steel tips.
BC
Solid wood top with plastic tip, different paint jobs, all the same shape.
Yo Yo Jam
(YYJ tops are generally plastic with brass weight rings and interchangeable fixed and bearing plastic tips)
Top Dog
Chiwawa
Jon Gates
Bulldog (similar to Gates, but without brass weight ring)
Double Tip Bulldog
Yo Yo Factory
Acrobat (high aspect ratio aluminum top with interchangeable bearing and fixed Delrin tips)
Throwback (low aspect ratio aluminum top with interchangeable bearing and fixed Delrin tips)
Elec-Trick (high aspect ratio plastic economical top with led option)
Short Circuit (low aspect ratio economical plastic top)
Strummol8
(S8 tops are convertible from bearing to fixed by adding a washer to lock the shaft. There is also a one-way bearing assembly that could also be played plain bearing or fixed. Tips are hardened steel)
STB i[/i]
Giulia i[/i]
Enzo (red Giulia)
Side Effect (black Delrin Giulia)
Titi (Half aluminum, half Delrin)
Sophia (Titi with Teflon ring on the aluminum part)
STB 2.0 (a little taller than the original)
Love (tiny but fully functional S8 top)
Trompos-Space (Spanish Brand)
Saturno Jr. (plastic tip fixed)
Saturno (metal tip fixed)
Saturno Roller (metal tip bearing)
Silver Bullet (aluminum with fixed metal tip, similar to Spintastics Hollow Point)
Jupiter (highly featured plastic spin top with bearing or fixed capabilities)
Mercurio (stainless steel version of the Jupiter)
Neptuno
Cuper
Cuper 360 (Small-ish hollow aluminum with aluminum screw-on cap with fixed steel tip)
Mexican Brands
(there are many, many types of Mexican spin tops (trompos), but generally speaking they are a souped-up Duncan Imperial with a metal tip)
Cinco Estrellas
Cometa
Super Trompo
Alien
Extreme
Premier
----------------------Sizes----------------------------
[tr][td]MODEL[/td][td]DIAMETER [/td][td]HEIGHT[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Cuper 360[/td][td]1.91[/td][td]2.66[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Spintastics Blizzard / Sidewinder[/td][td]2.02[/td][td]2.89[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Duncan Imperial[/td][td]2.16[/td][td]2.95[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]YYJ Gates[/td][td]2.23[/td][td]2.81[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Duncan Bearing King / Rip Cord[/td][td]2.27[/td][td]3.06[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]S8 STB 2.0[/td][td]2.32[/td][td]2.86[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]S8 Giulia[/td][td]2.50[/td][td]3.27[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Spintastics Trompo Grande / Bearing [/td][td]2.50[/td][td]3.70[/td][/tr]
