IF YOU WON THE CONTEST YOU WOULD RECEIVE A PATCH AND A YOYO! MOST KIDS WOULD TAKE THE YOYO AND THROW AWAY THE PATCH OR SEW THE PATCH ON A JACKET. LATE 1920'S PEDRO FLORES YOYO COMPETITION PATCH--- I'M A YOYO JR.
In the late â??20s, Donald F. Duncan saw a child playing with a Flores yo-yo and realized it had the potential to be a nationwide sensation. Instead of having the string tied to the axle, as was traditional with bandalores, the Flores yo-yoâ??s string looped around the axle, which let the toy spin at the end of the string.
It is marked L.S.M. STERLING COVER STEEL BODY. The weight is 67 grams. T he string might not be the original. The work is in the Art Nouveau motif and very much resembles the yo-yos made by Gorham in the 1930s.
Vintage, PEDRO FLORES " FLORES ORIGINAL TOURNAMENT YO-YO TOP ". This is a very rare style as IT IS A JEWELED STYLE with 4 faux diamond jewels on each side. From the 1920's. Flores (as outlined below) sold his company to DUNCAN YO-YO in circa 1930-1932. Duncan continued the Flores brand but added the "Duncan" brand name to those Yo-Yo's which this one does not have. The yo yo is 2 1/4" in diameter and the wooden body, string, graphics and 8 Jewels are all in very good condition!" Pedro Flores is widely considered as the first yo-yo maker in the US and with his Flores yo-yo created the start of
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Th is is a lot of 26 Yo Yos in slightly used condition. Including is Christopher Cook's historical reference & value guide from 1920 to 1970 that is in excellent condition. All the yo yos are in very good condition except for the Duncan butterfly that has both ends lifted (see photo #9).
