Friday, 9 November 2012

Yo Yo Time


Here is a man who has managed to collect enough of those toys that has survived centuries. So  he has been successful to  keep  the toy alive  in the sense  that  even a hundred to thousand generations down the line would never  be unaware of this ancient toy. The man has  immortalized the toy. Here we go the man in the discussion is John  Meisenheimer  author of Lucky Collector’s Guide to 20th century  Yo-Yos-History and values.he has gathered more than 6000 Yo-Yos and he has displayed them all in his one of a kind  Yo Yo Museum.
 Some of his yo-yos are antiques, including a circa 1790s brass toy from England; a few are rare, like a wooden prototype—one of only six known to exist—made around 1955 by the Duncan Toy Co. for Coca-Cola; and others are quirky, like the ones that blow bubbles, generate sparks or emit scents. 
Meisenheimer  knows his patients and his patients in turn know their Doctor’s obsession. He  has more of them than anyone else in the world. Part of his house has been turned into a museum-quality display of roughly 3,000 yo-yos. One dates back to 1790 in Britain. Another can be dipped in kerosene and lit on fire. Another has an internal compartment with teeth - it's meant for medical marijuana users to shred up their pot. If that was not enough he has more boxes in the attic.With all this Yo Yo accumulation he himself has lost count on them.Even at over 50 years he is not able to come over his fancy for Yo Yo .He is happy to play with them like a small boy.
One of his unusual picks  was the 6ft,820 pound  yo yo made in 1990 by a woodworking class at Shakamak High School in Jasonville. He spotted that on ebay and was up for it. When the bid took place he found himself to be the sole bidder for acquiring that wooden giant.He ahd to geta  flat bed truck and fork lift  to  move his prized possession.  He also created the parody poster “Lucky’s Periodic Table of Yo-Yos” and Mr. Bandalore - a statue made of 603 different yo-yos. 
Meisenheimer's fascination began while attending the University of Kentucky in Lexington in the early 1980s. Rather than standing around doing nothing in between classes, he bought a yo-yo and practiced tricks. 
    As his skills improved, so did his interest. Soon he was scouting antique malls and flea markets, buying armloads of vintage yo-yos and learning everything he could about them. He feels History about Yo Yos fuels his passion to know more about it and gather them.His wife Jacquie takes her husband’s  passion for Yo Yo in her stride and was prepared to put up with it  before marriage.  Meisenheimer's impressive collection continues to grow. He buys and trades yo-yos online; patients bring him yo-yos from around the world; and, any time he unwraps a gift—well, he's pretty sure what's inside

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