Buster Brown Yo-Yo
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This steel whistling yo-yo with rounded sides and a metal axle was made in the 1960s. It has a yellow and green design with a graphic of comic strip character Buster Brown and his dog Tige. The characters were created in 1902 by cartoonist Richard Outcault. This yo-yo advertises Buster Brown brand shoes
- 1960-1970
- ID Number
- 2002.0246.05
- accession number
- 2002.0246
- catalog number
- 2002.0246.05
- Object Name
- yo-yo
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.5 cm x 5 cm; x in x 1 15/16 in
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- American Enterprise
- Yo-Yos
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1191963
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5c65-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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