# Tom Kuhn Heirloom Box of six yo-yo history **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 20, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-heirloom-box-of-six-yo-yo-history/297724 "2019-01-20T09:15:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-heirloom-box-of-six-yo-yo-history/297724/3 "2019-01-20T09:31:25Z")
I figure after 1992, things were kinda static until the 1999 boom? This **1996** ProYo II is emblematic of the next shift… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/0/b/20bb61a9cf4eea5188cc6ada097c2b73c09779e0.jpeg) A few notes on this one - I didn’t understand why the wooden axle sleeve was so big, until I figured out that it’s a kind of “response area”, the unfinished wood is _way_ rougher than the smooth plastic. - you can see the shift to rim weighting models here, where the plastic is much denser on the rims - switch to the “wheel” style of design versus imperial or butterfly You can still buy it on YYE for $4.50 in modern form… > **[Duncan Proyo](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/duncan-proyo-yoyo?variant=25705225928)** > > The Proyo by Duncan is a great introductory yo-yo for players looking to just do the basics. This yo-yo does not have a ball bearing so you won't want to use this for string tricks but it is excellent for the "beginner" level.The yo-yo features a... All this eventually leads to the [Turbo Bumble Bee](http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/ProYo_Turbo_Bumble_Bee) in 1997 and [the Cold Fusion](http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/ProYo_Cold_Fusion), in 1998! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-heirloom-box-of-six-yo-yo-history/297724)._