Yo-Yo
1978 (manufactured)
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Metal muppet show yo-yo with white string with a finger loop. One side of the yo-yo is yellow with a picture of the character Kermit the Frog in the middle of the 'O' of 'The Muppet Show Yoyo' title. The other side is blue with orange and red lines outlining the image the two characters, Statler and Waldorf.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pressed metal, printed, string |
| Brief description | Yo-yo depicting characters from the Muppet Show, metal, Henson Associates Inc., USA, 1978 |
| Physical description | Metal muppet show yo-yo with white string with a finger loop. One side of the yo-yo is yellow with a picture of the character Kermit the Frog in the middle of the 'O' of 'The Muppet Show Yoyo' title. The other side is blue with orange and red lines outlining the image the two characters, Statler and Waldorf. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. J. Woledge |
| Object history | Given to the museum by Mrs. J. Woledge [88/1459]. On entry to the museum it was noted that the condition was 'good, although the string has a knot in it.' |
| Historical context | The yo-yo has been used as a toy, weapon and stress reliever. The toy yo-yo has been around for thousands years. Yo-yos were used a wepaons in the Philippines during the 1500s. Hunters would set in trees and attack animals using a rock on the end of a string. This weapon could be used over and over gain. The rock developed into a carved piece of wood and yo-yoing became the national pastime. In Europe in the 1700s, particularly in France and England, yo-yoing became popular among the aristocracy as a game, but also as a way of keeeping calm and relaxed. |
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| Accession number | MISC.60-1991 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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