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Product 1A Plastic Folio 3916

Big D Super Star

Big D Super Star Folio 3916

History

Dell Plastics Co. of Brooklyn, New York, known for plastic toy soldiers and flowers, entered the yo-yo market in the early 1960s with the Big D line, packaged in blister cards with a 1961 copyright. Per YoYo Wiki, Dell and Royal were sued by Duncan over the word yo-yo, which appeared on Dell’s packaging but not on the yo-yos; Dell dropped the line rather than litigate. The Super Star No. 604 is a butterfly-shaped yo-yo in translucent blue plastic with a metal axle and starburst response, $1.00. The Museum notes it shares style No. 604 with the Butterfly and speculates the name changed to avoid a Duncan trademark claim.

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    Image: Yo-Yo Museum (yoyomuseum.com)