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The word yo-yo probably comes from the Ilocano term yóyo, or a cognate word from the Philippines. [1] [2]Boy playing with a terracotta yo-yo, Attic kylix, c. 440 BC, Antikensammlung Berlin (F 2549) A 1791 illustration of a woman playing with an early version of the yo-yo, which was then called a "bandalore" Lady with a yo-yo, Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota), c. 1770 Opaque ...
Pedro Edralin Flores (26 April 1896 – 3 January 1964) [1] was a Filipino businessman and yo-yo maker who has been credited with popularizing yo-yos in the United States.He patented an innovation to yo-yos that used a loop instead of a knot around the axle, allowing for new tricks such as the ability to "sleep".
Duncan Toys Company is an American toy manufacturer based in Middlefield, Ohio. [1] The company was founded in 1929 by Donald F. Duncan Sr. and purchased the Flores Yo-Yo Company from Pedro Flores, who brought the yo-yo to the United States from the Philippines.
Duncan is most commonly associated with the Yo-yo, the commercial success and iconic status they enjoyed during the 20th century in the United States and the world being largely the result of his marketing efforts.
Year(s) Event name Governing body Note 1932 World Yo-Yo Championship Reportedly held in England, United Kingdom.: 1992–1995 Yo-Yo Championships International Jugglers' Association
Though the early history of the Eskimo yo-yo is not recorded, Eskimos maintain that this game originated as an important and widely used hunting tool made simply with sinew and bones, the bola. [10] [15] [18] It possibly evolved on St. Lawrence Island from the similarly constructed sinew and rock bolas used in bird hunting. [11]
Major-General Richard Rohmer Meaford International Airport [2] (IATA: YOS, ICAO: CYOS) is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in the Municipality of Meaford. The airport is named for Major-General Richard Rohmer , a flying ace from World War II .
Yos or YOS may refer to: Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport (IATA Code: YOS), in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; YÖS exam, Turkish entrance examination; Yos Sudarso, Indonesian naval officer; Yos Por, Cambodian politician; Yos Son, Cambodian politician; Somporn Yos, Thai footballer; A US Navy hull classification symbol: Oil storage barge (YOS)