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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".
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 ...
Although bearings had been developed since ancient times, the first modern recorded patent on ball bearings was awarded to Philip Vaughan, a Welsh inventor and ironmaster who created the first design for a ball bearing in Carmarthen in 1794. His was the first modern ball-bearing design, with the ball running along a groove in the axle assembly. [1]
The Yo-Yo Ball and the questionable Yo-Yo "Water" Ball are two different products and should not be confused. The Yo-Yo Ball is a spring loaded yo-yo with a plastic cover that automatically retracts when it's thrown. These are still available in most "big box" stores. The "Water" ball is an elastic "glorified" water balloon on an elastic tether.
Thus, the worldwide success story of the ball bearing begins in Schweinfurt. Later, 1883 is officially declared the year in which the company was founded. 1890 - On July 17, Fischer received the patent for his ball grinding machine from the Kaiserliches Patentamt .
International Toyworld Inc., doing business as Toy Kingdom, is a large toy store chain owned and developed by the SM Group by the late Chinese Filipino taipan, Henry Sy, Sr.. It features a variety of toys, gizmos & gadgets. The first branch opened at SM Megamall in 1991. Now more than 20 branches are opened inside and outside SM Supermalls ...
In 2014, the business rebranded as All Day Convenience Store, [6] expanding to 80 branches, including the conversion of existing Finds branches. [7] [8] Villar expressed plans to develop All Day as a "true Filipino convenience store." [6] Logo of the supermarket chain bearing the "All Day" brand
Bearing products that the company produces include accessory, alternator, cast iron self-aligning ball bearing units, cast-iron pillow blocks, clutch-release, engine, gearbox, lubrication products, self-aligning bearing units, spherical roller and topline bearings, starter, suspension and wheel bearings in addition to specialty bearings.