Private company
Duncan Toys Company
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American toy company
Duncan Toys Company is an American toy manufacturer based in Middlefield, Ohio. 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 popularized the yo-yo through competitions; it was promoted in publications by William Randolph Hearst in exchange for a requirement that contestants had to sell subscriptions to Hearst newspapers as a condition of entry.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersMiddlefield1
- Websiteduncantoys.com
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Duncan Toys Company is an American toy manufacturer based in Middlefield, Ohio. 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.2
Products and brands
- toy
- yo-yo
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1929Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteduncantoys.com1
- WikipediaDuncan Toys Company
- WikidataQ5314635
Sources
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- 1WikidataDuncan Toys Company on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDuncan Toys Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsDuncan Toys Company logo by Scan of sticker, Non-free logo