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Duncan Family Yo-yo Collection

Creator:
Duncan, Donald F., Jr.  Search this
Duncan Yo-Yo Company.  Search this
Extent:
14 Cubic feet (40 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertisements
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs
Business records
Clippings
Training films
Scrapbooks
Date:
1928-2002
Scope and Contents:
The Duncan Family Yo-Yo Collection consists of papers, photographs, advertising materials, scrapbooks, clippings and audio-visual materials. These materials trace the rise and fall of the companies owned by the Duncan family as well as the world of yo-yo's. The materials date from 1929 to 2002, with the bulk of the material focused on the Donald F. Duncan, Inc., and the companies that would become Playmaxx, Inc.

The collection is arranged in seven series. Series one contains business material pertaining to Donald F. Duncan, Inc., and its spin off companies. Series two contains material about Donald F. Duncan, Inc. It contains business records, correspondence, photographs, advertising materials, contest materials, information about demonstrators, and sales. Series three describes the creation of Duncraft, Inc. and how it changed names to Duracraft, Inc., finally becoming Playmaxx, Inc. The series contains material on the creation of a small business, photographs, advertising materials, instructional materials, patents and correspondence. Series four contains newspaper clippings arranged by dates. Series five contains information on the competitors of Donald F. Duncan, Inc, and Playmaxx, Inc. as well as information on the Flambeau Corporation who had bought out the Duncan name and was continuing to sell yo-yos. Series six contains information on yo-yos in general. It has materials including articles, magazines, books, music, information on the Smothers Brothers, and miscellaneous material. Series seven contains audio-visual materials including commercials, videos, audio tape and records.
Arrangement:
Collection is divided into eight series.

Series 1, Donald F. Duncan, Inc. Records, 1930-1985

Subseries 1, Minute books, 1930-1967

Subseries 2, Correspondence, 1930-1985

Subseries 3, Organizational Materials, 1959, 1962

Subseries 4, Conference Reports, 1962-1963

Subseries 5, Financial materials, 1959-1965

Subseries 6, Employee and Personnel Materials, 1962-1964

Subseries 7, Sales Materials, 1958-1965

Subseries 8, Advertising & Promotional Materials, 1957, 1962-1965

Subseries 9, Production Materials, 1954-1980

Subseries 10, Instructional Materials, 1950-1963

Subseries 11, Scrapbooks, 1930s

Subseries 12, Photographs, 1957 and undated

Subseries 13, Other Companies, 1956-1967

Subseries 14, Empty Binders, undated

Series 2: Playmaxx, 1967-2000

Subseries 1, Corporate Records, 1987-1995

Subseries 2, Correspondence, 1967-2000

Subseries 3, Advertising and Promotional materials, 1982-1990

Subseries 4, Financial Materials, 1990-1995

Subseries 5, Employee and Personnel materials, 1990-1995

Subseries 6, Sales Materials, 1981-1997

Subseries 7, Patents, 1974-1997

Subseries 8, Production Materials, 1980-1992

Subseries 9, Newsletters and Releases, 1978, 1997

Subseries 10, Programs, 1981-1997

Subseries 11, Duracraft, 1977-1986

Subseries 12, Competitors, 1976-1997

Subseries 13, Miscellaneous, 1997

Series 3: Yo-Yo's, 1928-2002

Subseries 1, Newspaper clippings, 1929-1999

Subseries 2, Articles, 1952-1998

Subseries 3, Books, 1978-2000

Subseries 4, Instructional Materials, undated

Subseries 5, Magazine, 1958-2002

Subseries 6, Newsletters, 1988-1999

Subseries 7, Music, 1930-1964

Subseries 8, Competitors, 1958-1992

Subseries 9, Contests, 1997-2000

Subseries 10, Photographs, undated

Subseries 11, Miscellaneous, 1930-2002

Series 4, Other Toys, 1935-1991

Subseries 1, Toys, 1935-1991

Subseries 2, Photographs of Other Toys, undated

Subseries 3, Photographs of Tops, undated

Series 5, Audiovisual Materials, 1946-1996
Biographical / Historical:
Donald F. Duncan (1892-1971), a businessman who had successfully marketed parking meters and ice cream, began to sell yo-yos after seeing them on a visit to California. Duncan founded Donald F. Duncan, Inc. in 1930, running it with the help of family members and soon got the word yo-yo trademarked. Duncan marketed the yo-yo successfully by using traveling demonstrators, many who were Filipinos, to hold contests around the country to increase demand. Duncan claimed the yo-yo was once a primitive hunting weapon in the Philippines and whose name meant "come-come". Duncan also used the slogan, "If it isn't a Duncan, it isn't a Yo-Yo."

As the company became more successful a plant in Luck, WI was constructed to be near the maple used to produce the yo-yos. The management division remained in Chicago, where it shared some of the same staff as the Duncan Parking Meter Company. The company also began to branch out, trying to create new toys and products, including a line of tops and selling plastic yo-yos. In the early 1960s the company, now run by Donald F. Duncan, Jr., began an aggressive and expensive marketing campaign using television ads, creating a huge demand for yo-yos that the Luck plant could not keep up with.

By 1965 Donald F. Duncan, Inc. was in financial trouble. The company was unable to keep up with demand for yo-yos, losing out to other brands. They lost an expensive legal battle Royal Tops over trademark infringement. The court ruled that the word yo-yo was the generic word for the toy. In 1965 the company's creditors wanted their money and the company filed for bankruptcy. The company was auctioned off in 1966, with the Flambeau Corporation, owners of the plastic yo-yo molds, buying the Duncan name and continuing to produce Duncan Yo-Yos.

In the early 1970s, Donald F. Duncan Jr. wanted to return to the yo-yo business. He created and received a patent for a plastic yo-yo that was balanced to maximize spin time, allowing tricks to be performed better and longer. Duncan created a series of companies, Duncraft, Inc., in 1976, Duracraft, Inc., in 1977, and finally Playmaxx, Inc., in 1987, to market his new yo-yo. These companies, based in Arizona, were primarily run by Duncan and his wife Donna. They focused on school demonstrations and other programs to sell yo-yo's. The yo¬yo, known as the ProYo, has removable sides allowing it to be display any type of logo. In addition to Playmaxx, the Duncan's also ran a yo-yo museum, the Yozeum. By the end of the 1990s, Playmaxx was no longer in business and the Duncan's moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where they operated the Yozeum.
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History:
Bob Rule Papers, circa 1950-2002 (AC0855)
Separated Materials:
The Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) holds related artifacts. See accession #2002.0246, #2004.0029, #2007.0158.
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, by the Duncan family in March, 2002.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Yo-yos  Search this
Toys  Search this
Toy industry  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertisements
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs -- 20th century
Business records -- 20th century
Clippings -- 20th century
Training films
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Duncan Family Yo-yo Collection, 1928-2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0807
See more items in:
Duncan Family Yo-yo Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8245c488c-52b4-46f1-82b5-1f56baef5751
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0807
Online Media:

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974

Creator:
Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Subject:
Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this
Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this
Haardt, Georges  Search this
Seligman, Germain  Search this
Seligmann, Arnold  Search this
Parker, Theresa D.  Search this
Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this
Trevor, Clyfford  Search this
Seligmann, René  Search this
Seligmann, Jacques  Search this
De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this
Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this
Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this
Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Gersel  Search this
Type:
Gallery records
Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this
Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this
Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this
Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this
La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this
Art, Renaissance  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Art treasures in war  Search this
Art, European  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486
AAA_collcode_jacqself
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212486
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Online Media:

Accoutrements/Archie McPhee Catalogs

Creator:
Accoutrements, Seattle, Washington  Search this
Archie McPhee (Retail store)  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Catalogs
Legal records
Date:
1985-2008, undated
Summary:
Accoutrements and Archie McPhee product catalogs dating from 1983-2008.
Scope and Contents note:
Collection consists of almost a complete run of Accoutrements and Archie McPhee product catalogs dating from 1985-2008. It documents the advertising and promotion of the wide range of products during that period. Materials reflect the interests of the consumer market and what was paid for novelty and gift items. Collection is arranged into two series. Series 1, Catalogs, 1985-2008 and Series 2: Other Materials, undated.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1, Catalogs, 1985-2008

Series 2: Other Materials, undated
Biographical/Historical note:
Accoutrements began as a mail order business in Los Angles, California in the 1970s. The company's creator, Mark Pahlow, started the business from his home offering rubber lizards and other collectible items for sale. In 1983, Pahlow moved his business to Seattle, Washington and established it as the retail outlet, Archie McPhee, named after his wife's great-uncle. Pahlow hired two employees and expanded the product line to include rubber chickens and a host of other novelty items. In 2018, Archie McPhee opened the Rubber Chicken Museum inside its Seattle store. The business currently offers retail, wholesale, and online services.

Source: archiemcpheeseattle.com
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana NMAH.AC.0060

Gladys Reid Holton Ephemera Collection NMAH.AC.0466

Mortimer Spiller Company Records NMAH.AC.1387
Provenance:
Collection donated in 2002.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Popular culture  Search this
Toys  Search this
Toy industry  Search this
Mail-order business  Search this
Novelties  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 2000-2010
Photographs -- 1950-2000
Catalogs
Legal records
Citation:
Accoutrements/Archie McPhee Catalogs, 1985-2003, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0837
See more items in:
Accoutrements/Archie McPhee Catalogs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89e5d3e79-f2f5-4ea4-b3af-b962a76c26e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0837

Bob Rule Papers

Creator:
Rule, Bob (Robert M.)  Search this
Extent:
1.5 Cubic feet (1 box )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Articles
Correspondence
Catalogs
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1950-1999.
Summary:
Materials document Bob Rule's career as a yo-yo demonstrator, expert, promoter and contest winner.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the career of Bob Rule as a professional demonstrator and promoter of yo-yos and spinning tops for Donald F. Duncan Yo-Yo Company, Incorporated, the Union Wadding Company, and his own KIEVE Enterprises. Materials in this collection include photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbook pages, correspondence, manuals, and other business records. The bulk of this collection consists of photographs and newspaper clippings that document the promotional events and contests he managed between 1960 and 1970. Materials found in this collection would be useful to those interested in the history of toys and recreation in general, as well as the history and promotional strategies of Duncan Yo-Yo Company, Incorporated.

Series 1, Personal Papers, circa 1950s–2002, undated, includes correspondence, biographical narratives, clippings, photographs, and other papers associated with the personal life and professional career of Bob Rule. Photographs in this series are mostly of Rule demonstrating yo-yos and spinning tops, but also present are photographs of Rule posing with specialized cars, his family and friends, and of social events attended by Rule. Correspondence in this series focuses on business matters including his book Yo-Yo Secrets and letters from children in response to a promotional event aired on television in 1963 and 1964. The correspondence and photographs are arranged in chronological order when possible.

Series 2, Duncan Yo-Yo Company, Incorporated, circa 1955–1964, undated, include field manuals, trade literature, business cards of Duncan employees, clippings, and photographs. The newspaper clippings in this series are about the business ventures and employees of Duncan Yo-Yo Company, Inc. Photographs are mostly of Duncan top and yo-yo displays in the 1950s and 1960s, but photographs of the Duncan factory in Luck, Wisconsin, and Duncan employees are also present. Materials in this series are arranged chronologically when possible.

Series 3, Promotional Events and Competitions, circa 1950s–1990s, undated, comprise of photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, event itineraries, and other printed material associated with promotional events and yo-yo competitions attended and managed by Bob Rule across the United States and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The itineraries, rules, rosters, and programs associated with various local, regional, and national competitions are present. Many of these materials were originally included in a scrapbook, which was disassembled and scattered throughout the collection prior to the collection coming to the Museum. Materials in this series are arranged chronologically when possible.

Series 4, Other Yo-Yo Professionals, circa 1955–2000, undated, consists of photographs and clippings that document the careers of other yo-yo experts and contest winners. Also included are various group photographs of yo-yo personalities, many include Bob Rule. A minimal number of pages from Rule's personal website (www.mryoyo.com) that detail the materials found in this series are also present. Files are arranged alphabetically by last name and by date within the folder when possible.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into five series.

Series 1, Personal Papers, circa 1950s–2002, undated

Series 2, Duncan Yo-Yo Company, Incorporated, circa 1955–1964, undated

Series 3, Promotional Events and Competitions, circa 1950s–1990s, undated

Series 4, Other Yo-Yo Professionals, circa 1955–2000, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Bob Rule grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and began yo-yoing as a young boy in 1948. He entered his first yo-yo contest in 1949 and in 1952, began working part-time for Donald F. Duncan, Incorporated managing yo-yo contests and demonstrations in the Detroit area. In 1955, he went to work full-time for Duncan as a professional yo-yo demonstrator. In this role, he traveled across the United States and to Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico demonstrating yo-yo tricks, managing yo-yo contests, and appearing on local television stations to promote the Duncan line of yo-yos and spinning tops. In 1960, he began calling himself "Mr. Yo-Yo" and eventually trademarked the name in 1970.

He left Duncan when the company went out of business in 1965 and settled in Atlanta, Georgia, with his family where he went into the slot car racing business. He owned Champion Slot Racing Products, which he eventually merged with another company he founded, BoLINK Industries, a radio control car racing company. Bob Rule also founded KIEVE Enterprises, a public relations firm with a division by the name of Yo-Yo Promotions. This division combined Rule's yo-yoing skills with sales pitches for various companies that hired him to advertise their products or entertain their employees and/or customers.

From 1970 to 1973, Bob Rule went back to work as a yo-yo demonstrator in connection with the Union Wadding Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Although he was not on their payroll, Rule demonstrated their line of Festival yo-yos.

Rule prides himself on the confidence and presentation skills he acquired throughout his career as a yo-yo professional. He believes that these skills laid the foundation for the success he experienced in other aspects of his life. Rule and his second wife Elleda (his first wife Kathy died of cancer in 1988) reside in Duluth, Georgia, where he continues to promote the yo-yo by attending yo-yo contests, staying in contact with other yo-yo personalities, and hosting a website that documents his career as a yo-yo professional, www.mryoyo.com.
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History:
Duncan Family Yo- Yo Collection (AC0807)
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the Museum by Bob Rule in 2003.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Toys  Search this
Toy industry  Search this
Yo-yos  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Articles
Correspondence -- 1950-2000
Catalogs
Photographs -- 20th century
Citation:
Bob Rule Papers, 1950-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0855
See more items in:
Bob Rule Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86d271ad3-8876-4322-8fd9-b79fe792835c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0855
Online Media:

[Trade catalogs from Milton Bradley Co.]

Variant company name:
Shelve under M ; Boston, MA ; Philadelphia, PA ; Chicago, IL  Search this
Company Name:
Milton Bradley Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Peabody Seating Co., Inc. (North Manchester, IN) ; American Desk Mfg. Co. (Temple, TX)  Search this
Notes content:
Educational supplies ; teachers' supplies ; school supplies ; board games ; artist and craft supplies ; "Bradley's Kindergarten Material" ; "The Kindergarten Magazine" ; classroom furniture ; toys ; puzzles ; plaiters ; card cutters ; Tapley's patent self-indexing letter files ; child's patent table seat (similar to a high chair) ; "Neptune" waterproof poster colors ; 1953-1954 catalog also includes catalogs for American Desk Mfg. Co. (Temple, TX) and Peabody Seating Co., Inc. (North Manchester, IN) ; "Bradley's games, toys, industrial amusements and novelties," a reprint of an 1883-1884 catalog is included ; call number: TS2301 .T7M55 1900z ; This reprint contains some high quality color reproductions ; unique
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and samples
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Neptune Waterproof Poster Colors
Physical description:
12 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Artists; drafting; crafts materials and supplies  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Printing; publishing; paper and bookselling (including type specimens)  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Toys and games  Search this
Topic:
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Artists' materials  Search this
Book industries and trade  Search this
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
Games  Search this
Handicraft  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Mechanical drawing  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Printing machinery and supplies  Search this
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Recreation industry  Search this
Toy making  Search this
Toys  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_31530
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_31530

Clouded Over

Artist:
Lynd Ward, born Chicago, IL 1905-died Reston, VA 1985  Search this
Medium:
wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
image: 6 x 8 7/8 in. (15.3 x 22.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1948
Topic:
Children  Search this
Animal\dog  Search this
Landscape\forest  Search this
Landscape\weather\cloud  Search this
Object\toy\doll  Search this
Object\tool\wagon  Search this
Architecture Exterior\industry\factory  Search this
Object\toy\sports equipment  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure
Object number:
1979.98.231
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ef3f6797-0fbb-40a3-8492-d188a74dc9f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.98.231

Disarm the Toy Industry

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
white (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 1 in; 2.54 cm
Object Name:
button, political
Date made:
delete
Subject:
Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this
Toys  Search this
ID Number:
2018.0158.302
Accession number:
2018.0158
Catalog number:
2018.0158.302
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-2987-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1893977

Flexible flyer, "the sled that steers."

Author:
S.L. Allen & Co  Search this
Former owner:
Bowen, Albert active 1907 DSI  Search this
Associated name:
W.D. Andrews Company DSI  Search this
Subject:
S.L. Allen & Co  Search this
Physical description:
13 unnumbered pages color illustrations 9 x 16 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Trade catalogs
Trade catalogues
Date:
1907
Topic:
Sleds  Search this
Toy industry  Search this
Call number:
TS2301.T7 S53 1907
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1047412

The story of American toys from the puritans to the present / by Richard O'Brien

Author:
O'Brien, Richard 1934-  Search this
Physical description:
252 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 x 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1990
Topic:
Toy industry--History  Search this
Toys--Collectors and collecting  Search this
Call number:
HD9993.T693U66 1990X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_393390

Giftwares and home fashions

Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1955
1961
1955-
Topic:
Giftware industry--Periodicals  Search this
House furnishings industry and trade--Periodicals  Search this
Toy industry--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
HF6201.G55 G4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476238

Pelikan Design : [catalog]

Title:
Pelikan Design, Møbelprisen 1993
Author:
Pelikan Design  Search this
Physical description:
50 p
Type:
Catalogs
Trade catalogs
Place:
Denmark
Date:
1993
Topic:
Furniture  Search this
Furniture design  Search this
Industrial design  Search this
Riding toys--Catalogs  Search this
Call number:
48449
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_481332

Les jouets à la World's fair en 1904 à Saint-Louis (U-S) [microform] : et l'histoire de la corporation des fabricants de jouets en France / Henri-René D'Allemagne

Author:
Allemagne, Henry René d' 1863-1950  Search this
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)  Search this
Physical description:
x, 80 p., [23] leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm
Type:
Microforms
Place:
France
Date:
1908
Topic:
Toys--History  Search this
Toy industry  Search this
Call number:
mfm 003107.152.11
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_485812

Giftwares and home fashions

Physical description:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1950
1951
1950-1951]
Topic:
Giftware industry--Periodicals  Search this
House furnishings industry and trade--Periodicals  Search this
Toy industry--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
HF6201.G55 G4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476236

Les jouets à la World's fair en 1904 à Saint-Louis (U-S) : et l'histoire de la corporation des fabricants de jouets en France / Henri-René D'Allemagne

Author:
Allemagne, Henry René d' 1863-1950  Search this
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)  Search this
Physical description:
x, 80 p., [23] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 33 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
France
Date:
1908
Topic:
Toys--History  Search this
Toy industry  Search this
Toys  Search this
Call number:
GV1218.5 .A42 1908
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_482653

Toys and novelties [microform]

Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 31 cm
Type:
Microforms
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1909
1936
1909-1936
Topic:
Toy industry  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
Call number:
mfm 003143
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_497673

Giftwares, toys, and housewares magazine

Physical description:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1945
1946
1946]
Topic:
Giftware industry--Periodicals  Search this
House furnishings industry and trade--Periodicals  Search this
Toy industry--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
HF6201.G55 G4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476233

Giftwares and housewares magazine

Title:
Giftwares
Physical description:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1946
1948
Topic:
Giftware industry--Periodicals  Search this
House furnishings industry and trade--Periodicals  Search this
Toy industry--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
HF6201.G55 G4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476234

Giftwares and homewares magazine

Title:
Giftwares
Physical description:
4 v. : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1948
1950
1950]
Topic:
Giftware industry--Periodicals  Search this
House furnishings industry and trade--Periodicals  Search this
Toy industry--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
HF6201.G55 G4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476235

Giftwares

Physical description:
7 v. : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1951
1955
C1951-1955]
Topic:
Giftware industry--Periodicals  Search this
House furnishings industry and trade--Periodicals  Search this
Toy industry--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
HF6201.G55 G4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476237

Subject Files

Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Public Service  Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1965-1969
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records relating to the Intertoys Multiexpo (the first international multiple museum exhibition of toys, play materials, and learning aids) of 1971, compiled by William W. Warner, Assistant Secretary for Public Service. It was a joint venture between the Smithsonian Institution, the Art Gallery of Ontario, UNICEF, UNESCO and EAT (Experiment in Art and Technology). The exhibition was supposed to open in 100 countries simultaneously and demonstrate education through play. It is unclear if this exhibition ever occurred. Materials include correspondence, proposals and reports. This accession also includes black and white photographs of various gallery openings and events around the Smithsonian Institution.
Restrictions:
Box 1 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Contact reference staff for details.
Topic:
Toys  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Toy industry  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-116, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Public Service, Subject Files
Identifier:
Accession 06-116
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Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa06-116

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